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Pneumococcal bacteremia in pediatric patients

N Rosenberg, S N Cohen

    Annals of Emergency Medicine
    |January 1, 1982
    PubMed
    Summary

    This study on pneumococcal bacteremia found that patients reevaluated within 72 hours, especially those without fever, had better outcomes. Prompt reevaluation is key for managing Streptococcus pneumoniae infections.

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    Area of Science:

    • Infectious Diseases
    • Microbiology
    • Clinical Medicine

    Background:

    • Pneumococcal bacteremia, caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae, is a significant bloodstream infection.
    • Effective patient management requires understanding disease progression and reevaluation timing.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To prospectively evaluate patients with pneumococcal bacteremia.
    • To assess the impact of reevaluation timing and fever on patient outcomes.

    Main Methods:

    • Prospective evaluation of 79 patients with positive blood cultures for Streptococcus pneumoniae over 21 months.
    • Patients were reevaluated based on blood culture results, with assessment of fever and focus of infection.

    Main Results:

    • 47% of patients initially had a focus of infection; 92% were reevaluated.
    • 23 patients were febrile on reevaluation, with varying disease persistence or development of new foci.
    • No patients with temperatures below 37.4 C developed significant disease upon reevaluation.

    Conclusions:

    • Reevaluation within 72 hours of blood culture is crucial for managing pneumococcal bacteremia.
    • Absence of fever on reevaluation correlates with better patient outcomes.
    • A management regimen for pneumococcemia is proposed based on these findings.

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