No patients developed symptomatic bacteraemia during the procedure, 17 patients developed asymptomatic bacteraemia (23.2%).
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Outcomes comprised mortality incidence on days 0–30 and 31–365 after the bacteraemia episode.
Bjarne Magnussen, Kim Oren Gradel, Thøger Gorm Jensen, Hans Jørn Kolmos, Court Pedersen,Pernille Just Vinholt, Annmarie Touborg Lassen 2016, 'Association between Hypoalbuminaemia and Mortality in Patients with Community-AcquiredBacteraemia Is Primarily Related to Acute Disorders', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0160466. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This correlation was not found in patients without confirmed bacteraemia.
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Suspicion of bacteraemia had 95.9% sensitivity and 99.2% specificity.
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Bacillus cereus bacteraemia can be severe, especially among patients with haematologic malignancy.
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The source of bacteraemia was most probably a peripherally inserted vascular catheter.
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These pathogens are however, increasingly being implicated in cases of bacteraemia and other extraintestinal manifestations.
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In enteric fever dissemination to multiple organ systems following bacteraemia can lead to localized abscess.
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