Outcome and Attributable Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Bacteremia Involving Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus | Zendy

Stijn Blot | Zendy; Koenraad Vandewoude | Zendy; Eric A. J. Hoste | Zendy; Francis Colardyn | Zendy

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Outcome and Attributable Mortality in Critically Ill Patients With Bacteremia Involving Methicillin-Susceptible and Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Author(s) -

Stijn Blot,

Koenraad Vandewoude,

Eric A. J. Hoste,

Francis Colardyn

Publication year - 2002

Publication title -

archives of internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1538-3679

pISSN - 0003-9926

DOI - 10.1001/archinte.162.19.2229

Subject(s) - bacteremia , medicine , mortality rate , intensive care unit , staphylococcus aureus , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , retrospective cohort study , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , bacteria , biology

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia carries high mortality rates. The clinical impact of methicillin resistance remains controversial: outcome comparisons between patients with bacteremia involving methicillin-susceptible (MSSA) and methicillin-resistant (MRSA) S aureus are difficult to perform because of important differences in severity of illness.

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