Effectiveness of penicillin, dicloxacillin and cefuroxime for penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a retrospective, propensity-score-adjusted case–control and cohort analysis | Zendy

Jette Nissen | Zendy; Robert Skov | Zendy; Jenny Dahl Knudsen | Zendy; Christian Østergaard | Zendy; Henrik Carl Schønheyder | Zendy; Niels FrimodtMøller | Zendy; Thomas Benfield | Zendy

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Effectiveness of penicillin, dicloxacillin and cefuroxime for penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a retrospective, propensity-score-adjusted case–control and cohort analysis

Author(s) -

Jette Nissen,

Robert Skov,

Jenny Dahl Knudsen,

Christian Østergaard,

Henrik Carl Schønheyder,

Niels FrimodtMøller,

Thomas Benfield

Publication year - 2013

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkt108

Subject(s) - medicine , cefuroxime , dicloxacillin , penicillin , propensity score matching , retrospective cohort study , proportional hazards model , surgery , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology

Penicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus isolates account for a fifth of cases of S. aureus bacteraemia (SAB) in Denmark, but little is known about treatment outcomes with penicillins or other antimicrobials. Here we compare penicillin, dicloxacillin and cefuroxime as definitive treatments in relation to 30 day mortality.

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