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To review the escalating incidence and mortality of gram-negative-rod bacteremia and evaluate the role of antimicrobial practices in driving these infections.

October 3, 1974New England Journal of Medicine

Gram-Negative-Rod Bacteremia

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SWSheldon WolffTufts University JBJohn V. BennettCenters for Disease Control and Prevention

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Epidemiological review reports rising mortality from gram-negative-rod bacteremia in the United States, highlighting the critical role of antimicrobial overuse.

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To review the escalating incidence and mortality of gram-negative-rod bacteremia and evaluate the role of antimicrobial practices in driving these infections.
Synthesized nationwide epidemiological estimates and clinical literature assessing bloodstream infections in the United States.
Evaluated the impact of antimicrobial prescription patterns and policy oversight on the prevalence of resistant blood infections.
Gram-negative-rod bacteremia causes up to 300,000 cases annually in the United States, resulting in approximately 100,000 deaths.
Extensive overuse and misuse of antimicrobial agents are strongly linked as major contributors to the growing incidence of these bloodstream infections.

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Wolff et al. (1974) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6f3bcb2163a0a01bc38fbc https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm197410032911411

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Epidemiological review reports rising mortality from gram-negative-rod bacteremia in the United States, highlighting the critical role of antimicrobial overuse.

Gram-Negative-Rod Bacteremia

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