Spanish Bacteriemia Cohort 2016: Epidemiology, Clinical Management and Prognosis Factors

Fundación Pública Andaluza para la gestión de la Investigación en Sevilla5,320 enrolled

Overview

Bacteremia The Hypothesis of the study are the followings: * To demonstrate relevant epidemiologic and clinical changes with potentially impact in the management and prognosis of the patients with bacteremia. * Since the diagnosis and management is heterogeneous between centers, we could identify a scenario to improve. * To identify quality indicators in the management of bacteremia. * To demonstrate that some interventions made by Bacteremia Team pose relevant impact in the prognosis of bacteremia.

Study Type

OBSERVATIONAL

Enrollment

5,320

Conditions

Bacteremia

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 13 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Every episode of bacteremia in patients older than 13 years old, confirmed microbiologically and clinically significant (presence of clinical sepsis data at diagnosis) should be prospectively included on the basis of standard criteria. * Episodes of transient bacteremia may be included. * Drugs will be prescribed in the usual way, according to the conditions established in the authorization. The assignment of a patient to a particular therapeutic strategy will not be decided in advance by the study protocol, but will be determined by the usual clinical practice, and the decision to prescribe a particular drug will be clearly dissociated from the decision to include to the patient in the study. Exclusion Criteria: * Bacteremias without clinical relevance

Locations (29)

Public Health Agency Business Hospital de Poniente.

El Ejido, Almería, Spain

General Hospital of Granollers

Granollers, Barcelona, Spain

University Hospital Mútua de Terrasa

Terrassa, Barcelona, Spain

Hospital Punta Europa

Algeciras, Cádiz, Spain

Jerez de la Frontera Hospital

Jerez de la Frontera, Cádiz, Spain

Hospital San Juan de la Cruz

Úbeda, Jaen, Spain

Hospital El Bierzo

Ponferrada, León, Spain

Costa del Sol Hospital

Márbella, Málaga, Spain

University Hospital of Vigo

Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain

University General Hospital of Alicante

Alicante, Spain

...and 19 more locations

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Epidemiology and prognostic factors of bacteremia episodes.

* Global incidence and per type of acquisition. * Global etiology and per type of acquisition. * Frequency of multiresistant and emerging microorganism. * Source of bacteremia. * Clinical severity of presentation. * Clinical failure, mortality at day 7, mortality at day 30, recurrence, length of stay and re-admission at hospital.