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• TITLE: Serum Cholesterol Levels at the Onset of Bloodstream Infection Have Prognostic Value

  AUTHORS: Takatoshi Kitazawa, Shintaro Yanagimoto, Keita Tatsuno, Atsuhito Fukushima, Shu Okugawa, Yasuo Ota

  KEYWORDS: Bloodstream Infection; Cholestereol; Prognosis

  JOURNAL NAME: Advances in Infectious Diseases, Vol.2 No.4, December 11, 2012

  ABSTRACT: Objective: The aims of this study were to investigate the changes in serum cholesterol levels at the onset of bloodstream infection (BSI) and to determine whether serum cholesterol levels were associated with patients’ clinical backgrounds and the prognosis of BSI; Methods: A retrospective chart review was done to collect demographic information and the subjects’ medical history, invasive procedures, and medications; Patients and Methods: From April 2003 to March 2006, all patients aged ≥20 years with positive blood cultures in the University of Tokyo Hospital (a tertiary teaching hospital with 1200 beds) were enrolled; Results: Average cholesterol levels before the onset of BSI were 166.5 ± 46.5 mg/dL, and, at the onset of BSI, they decreased to 134.4 ± 45.0 mg/dL (p