Clinical outcomes and costs among patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and orthopedic device infections

We evaluated costs and outcomes of patients with S. aureus bacteremia and orthopedic device infections (ODI). Patients with ODI had higher relapse of S. aureus infection, compared to bacteremic patients without ODI. Costs and outcomes were similar among ODI patients undergoing device removal and tho...

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Published in:Scandinavian journal of infectious diseases 2008, Vol.40 (11-12), p.973-977
Main Authors: Lalani, Tahaniyat, Chu, Vivian H., Grussemeyer, Chelsea A, Reed, Shelby D., Bolognesi, Michael P., Friedman, Joelle Y., Griffiths, Robert I., Crosslin, David R., Kanafani, Zeina A., Kaye, Keith S., Ralph Corey, G., Fowler, Vance G.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Bacterial Agents - economics
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Bacteremia - economics
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacterial diseases
Bacterial sepsis
Biological and medical sciences
Bone Nails - adverse effects
Bone Plates - adverse effects
External Fixators - adverse effects
Female
Health Care Costs
Human bacterial diseases
Humans
Infectious diseases
Joint Prosthesis - adverse effects
Male
Medical sciences
Middle Aged
Prosthesis-Related Infections - complications
Prosthesis-Related Infections - economics
Staphylococcal Infections - complications
Staphylococcal Infections - economics
Staphylococcal infections, streptococcal infections, pneumococcal infections
Staphylococcus aureus
Treatment Outcome
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Summary:We evaluated costs and outcomes of patients with S. aureus bacteremia and orthopedic device infections (ODI). Patients with ODI had higher relapse of S. aureus infection, compared to bacteremic patients without ODI. Costs and outcomes were similar among ODI patients undergoing device removal and those treated with debridement and retention.
ISSN:0036-5548
1651-1980
DOI:10.1080/00365540802245146