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Comparative clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients with community acquired bacteremia caused by Escherichia coli, Burkholderia pseudomallei and Staphylococcus aureus: A prospective observational study (Ubon-sepsis).

Ranjani SomayajiViriya HantrakunPrapit TeparrakkulGumphol WongsuvanKristina E RuddNicholas Philip John DayTimothy Eoin WestDirek Limmathurotsakul
Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases (2021)
Mortality of patients with CAB caused by B. pseudomallei was higher than those caused by S. aureus and E. coli, even after adjusting for presence of organ dysfunction on admission and effectiveness of empirical antibiotics received. Improving algorithms or rapid diagnostic tests to guide early empirical antibiotic may be key to improving CAB outcomes in LMICs.
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