The management and outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at a South African referral hospital: A prospective observational study
Author(s) -
Nicola Steinhaus,
Mohammed AlTalib,
Prudence Ive,
Tom Boyles,
Colleen Bamford,
MaryAnn Davies,
Marc Mendelson,
Sean Wasserman
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
international journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1878-3511
pISSN - 1201-9712
DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2018.06.004
Subject(s) - observational study , referral , medicine , staphylococcus aureus , emergency medicine , intensive care medicine , methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus , family medicine , biology , bacteria , genetics
Data on the management and outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) in resource-limited settings are limited. The aim of this study was to describe a cohort of South African patients with SAB, and explore the factors associated with complicated infection and death.
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