Association of Evidence-Based Care Processes With Mortality in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia at Veterans Health Administration Hospitals, 2003-2014 | Zendy

Michihiko Goto | Zendy; Marin L. Schweizer | Zendy; Mary VaughanSarrazin | Zendy; Eli N. Perencevich | Zendy; Daniel J. Livorsi | Zendy; Daniel J. Diekema | Zendy; Kelly Richardson | Zendy; Brice Beck | Zendy; Bruce Alexander | Zendy; Michael Ohl | Zendy

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Association of Evidence-Based Care Processes With Mortality in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia at Veterans Health Administration Hospitals, 2003-2014

Author(s) -

Michihiko Goto,

Marin L. Schweizer,

Mary VaughanSarrazin,

Eli N. Perencevich,

Daniel J. Livorsi,

Daniel J. Diekema,

Kelly Richardson,

Brice Beck,

Bruce Alexander,

Michael Ohl

Publication year - 2017

Publication title -

jama internal medicine

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 5.14

H-Index - 342

eISSN - 2168-6114

pISSN - 2168-6106

DOI - 10.1001/jamainternmed.2017.3958

Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , staphylococcus aureus , retrospective cohort study , endocarditis , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , observational study , staphylococcal infections , health care , cohort study , intensive care medicine , emergency medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , genetics , economics , biology , economic growth , bacteria

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is common and frequently associated with poor outcomes. Evidence indicates that specific care processes are associated with improved outcomes for patients with S aureus bacteremia, including appropriate antibiotic prescribing, use of echocardiography to identify endocarditis, and consultation with infectious diseases (ID) specialists. Whether use of these care processes has increased in routine care for S aureus bacteremia or whether use of these processes has led to large-scale improvements in survival is unknown.

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