A prospective observational study of community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections in Metro Manila, the Philippines.

ABSTRACT: Community-acquired bacterial bloodstream infections are caused by diverse pathogens with changing antimicrobial-resistance patterns. In low-middle income countries in Southeast Asia, where dengue fever is endemic and a leading cause of fever, limited information is available about bacterial bloodstream infections due to challenges of implementing a blood culture service. This study describes bacterial bloodstream pathogens and antimicrobial-resistance patterns in Metro Manila, the Philippines. We aimed to identify the proportion of patients with a positive blood culture, the bacteria isolated and their antimicrobial resistance patterns, and the clinical characteristics of these patients, in this dengue endemic area. We conducted a prospective observational study in a single hospital enroll

SUBMITTER: Saito N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9173634 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature