Morganella morganii bloodstream infection affects the elderly in close contact with health care
<i>M. morganii</i> BSI is a disease among the elderly that most often acquired in individuals with comorbidities that are in close contact with health care. A urinary tract focus was associated with reduced risk of 90-day mortality, and higher CCI and immunosuppression were associated with 90-day all-cause mortality in a multivariate analysis.
Authors
- Oskar Ljungquist (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2951-1309)
- Torgny Sunnerhagen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9240-2378)
- Olof Karlbom
Institutions
- Lund University (SE)
- Helsingborgs lasarett (SE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- IJID Regions
- Published
- 2024-10-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijregi.2024.100480
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Antibiotic Use and Resistance
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.60