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ABSTRACT: Introduction
Bacteraemia is a frequent infectious condition that strongly affects morbidity and mortality. The incidence is increasing worldwide. This study explores all-cause 30-day mortality after bacteraemia in two out of Denmark's five healthcare regions with approximately 2.4 million inhabitants.Methods
Clinically significant bacteraemia episodes (n = 55,257) were identified from a geographically well-defined background population between 2000 and 2014, drawing on population-based data regarding bacterial species and vital status. All-cause 30-day mortality was assessed in relation to bacteraemia episodes, number of patients with analysed blood cultures and the background population.Results
We observed a decreasing trend of all-cause 30-day mortality between 2000 and 2014, both in relation to the number of bacteraemia episodes and the background population. Mortality decreased from 22.7% of the bacteraemia episodes in 2000 to 17.4% in 2014 (annual IRR [95% CI]: 0.983 [0.979-0.987]). In relation to the background population, there were 41 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants in 2000, decreasing to 39 in 2014 (annual IRR [95% CI]: 0.988 [0.982-0.993]). Numbers of inhabitants, bacteraemia episodes, and analysed persons having BCs increased during the period.Conclusions
All-cause 30-day mortality in patients with bacteraemia decreased significantly over a 15-year period.
SUBMITTER: Holm MKA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8199663 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Holm Mona Katrine Alberthe MKA Jansåker Filip F Gradel Kim Oren KO Nielsen Rikke Thoft RT Østergaard Andersen Christian C Jarløv Jens Otto JO Schønheyder Henrik Carl HC Dahl Knudsen Jenny J
International journal of environmental research and public health 20210602 11
<h4>Introduction</h4>Bacteraemia is a frequent infectious condition that strongly affects morbidity and mortality. The incidence is increasing worldwide. This study explores all-cause 30-day mortality after bacteraemia in two out of Denmark's five healthcare regions with approximately 2.4 million inhabitants.<h4>Methods</h4>Clinically significant bacteraemia episodes (<i>n</i> = 55,257) were identified from a geographically well-defined background population between 2000 and 2014, drawing on pop ...[more]