Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Among Elderly vs Younger Adult Patients
Author(s) -
R. Scott McClelland,
Vance G. Fowler,
Linda Sanders,
Geoffrey S. Gottlieb,
Li Kong,
Daniel J. Sexton,
Kenneth E. Schmader,
Kevin Lanclos,
G. Ralph Corey
Publication year - 1999
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.159.11.1244
Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , odds ratio , confidence interval , confounding , retrospective cohort study , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , cohort study , staphylococcal infections , prospective cohort study , surgery , antibiotics , genetics , bacteria , microbiology and biotechnology , biology
Previous studies give conflicting results regarding the effect of age on outcomes in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). These studies have been limited by retrospective design or small sample size.
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