Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections in Latin America: results of a multinational prospective cohort study
Author(s) -
Carlos Seas,
Coralith García,
Mauro José Costa Salles,
Jaime Labarca,
Carlos M. Luna,
Carlos Álvarez,
Carlos Mejía-Villatoro,
Jeannete Zurita,
Manuel Guzmán-Blanco,
Eduardo Rodríguez-Noriega,
Jinnethe Reyes,
César A. Arias,
César Cárcamo,
Eduardo Gotuzzo,
Didier Bruno,
Ernesto Efrón,
Marcelo Del Castillo,
Sanatorio Mater Dei,
Thaís Guimarães,
María Elena Ceballos,
Escuela de Medicina,
I Juanes Dominguez,
Daniela Beltrán,
Gisela Riedel,
Sandra Valderrama,
Sandra Milena Gualtero,
Clínica Shaio,
Carlos Saavedra,
Facultad De Medicina,
Juan Carlos Aragón,
F. M. Godoy Guerrero,
María Mónica Silvestre,
Rayo MorfínOtero,
Fray Antonio Alcalde,
José Miguel Hidalgo Oviedo,
Luis Hercilla,
Ana María Cáceres Hernández,
Marisela Silva,
Alfonso José Guzmán
Publication year - 2017
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/dkx350
Subject(s) - medicine , prospective cohort study , staphylococcus aureus , epidemiology , staphylococcal infections , relative risk , bloodstream infection , cohort study , bacteremia , latin americans , cohort , confidence interval , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , linguistics , philosophy , genetics , bacteria
Substantial heterogeneity in the epidemiology and management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) occurs in Latin America. We conducted a prospective cohort study in 24 hospitals from nine Latin American countries.
Accelerating Research
Robert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom
Address
John Eccles HouseRobert Robinson Avenue,
Oxford Science Park, Oxford
OX4 4GP, United Kingdom