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ArticleScientific reports2019

Bloodstream infections in patients living with HIV in the modern cART era.

L Taramasso, F Liggieri, G Cenderello, F Bovis, B Giannini, A Mesini, M Giacomini, G Cassola, C Viscoli, A Di Biagio

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Article in Scientific reports, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
1.1field-weighted citation impact, top 22% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

L TaramassoUniversity of Genova (DISSAL), Infectious Diseases Clinic, Policlinico Hospital San Martino, Genova, Italy. taramasso.lucia@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6622-6358
F LiggieriUniversity of Genova (DISSAL), Infectious Diseases Clinic, Policlinico Hospital San Martino, Genova, Italy.
G CenderelloInfectious Diseases Unit, EO Ospedali Galliera, Genova, Italy.
F BovisBiostatistics Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa, Genoa, Italy.
B GianniniDepartment of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and System Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.
A MesiniUniversity of Genova (DISSAL), Infectious Diseases Clinic, Policlinico Hospital San Martino, Genova, Italy.
M GiacominiDepartment of Informatics, Bioengineering, Robotics and System Engineering (DIBRIS), University of Genova, Genova, Italy.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5646-2034
G CassolaInfectious Diseases Unit, EO Ospedali Galliera, Genova, Italy.
C ViscoliUniversity of Genova (DISSAL), Infectious Diseases Clinic, Policlinico Hospital San Martino, Genova, Italy.
A Di BiagioInfectious Diseases Clinic, Policlinico Hospital San Martino, Genova, Italy.
Ospedale Policlinico San Martino · ITUniversity of Genoa · ITEnte Ospedaliero Ospedali Galliera · ITFondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Retrospective multicentre study aiming at analysing the etiology, characteristics and outcome of bloodstream infections (BSI) in people living with HIV (PLWHIV) in an era of modern antiretroviral therapy. Between 2008 and 2015, 79 PLWHIV had at least 1 BSI, for a total of 119 pathogens isolated. Patients were mainly male (72.1%), previous intravenous drug users (55.7%), co-infected with HCV or HBV (58.2%) and in CDC stage C (60.8%). Gram-positive (G+) pathogens caused 44.5% of BSI, followed by Gram-negative (G-), 40.3%, fungi, 10.9%, and mycobacteria, 4.2%. Candida spp. and coagulase-negative staphylococci were the most frequent pathogens found in nosocomial BSI (17% each), while E.coli was prevalent in community-acquired BSI (25%). At the last available follow-up, (mean 3.2 ± 2.7 years) the overall crude mortality was 40.5%. Factors associated with mortality in the final multivariate analysis were older age, (p = 0.02; HR 3.8, 95%CI 1.2-11.7) CDC stage C (p = 0.02; HR 3.3, 95%CI 1.2-9.1), malignancies, (p = 0.004; HR 3.2, 95%CI 1.4-7.0) and end stage liver disease (p = 0.006; HR 3.4, 95%CI 1.4-8.0). In conclusion, the study found high mortality following BSI in PLWHIV. Older age, neoplastic comorbidities, end stage liver disease and advanced HIV stage were the main factors correlated to mortality.

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AdultAgedBacteremiaCommunity-Acquired InfectionsComorbidityCross InfectionEnd Stage Liver DiseaseFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansItalyMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsPrevalenceRetrospective Studies

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PMID30931978
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