
Impact of Methicillin Resistance on the Outcome of Patients With Bacteremia Caused by Staphylococcus aureus
Author(s) -
Stephan Harbarth,
Olivier Rutschmann,
Philippe Sudre,
Didier Pittet
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.158.2.182
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , confidence interval , odds ratio , case fatality rate , hazard ratio , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , staphylococcal infections , mortality rate , propensity score matching , population , epidemiology , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , environmental health , bacteria , biology
Uncertainties remain about the contribution of methicillin resistance to morbidity and mortality associated with bacteremia caused by Staphylococcus aureus.