Risk factors influencing clinical outcome in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a Turkish University Hospital

A total of 101 episodes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia were evaluated for the factors influencing prognosis. The overall episode mortality rate and the mortality rate due to bacteraemia were 43.6 and 21.8%, respectively. Episodes with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia had a si...

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Published in:International journal of antimicrobial agents 2000-02, Vol.14 (1), p.57-63
Main Authors: Topeli, Arzu, Ünal, Serhat, Akalin, H.Erdal
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Antibacterial agents
Antibiotics. Antiinfectious agents. Antiparasitic agents
Bacteraemia
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacteremia - mortality
Biological and medical sciences
Female
Hospitals, University
Humans
Male
Medical sciences
Methicillin - pharmacology
Methicillin Resistance
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Middle Aged
Mortality
Pharmacology. Drug treatments
Prognosis
Risk Factors
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcal Infections - mortality
Staphylococcus aureus
Staphylococcus aureus - drug effects
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
Turkey
Turkey - epidemiology
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Summary:A total of 101 episodes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia were evaluated for the factors influencing prognosis. The overall episode mortality rate and the mortality rate due to bacteraemia were 43.6 and 21.8%, respectively. Episodes with methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteraemia had a significantly higher overall mortality rate (58.7 vs. 30.9%, P
ISSN:0924-8579
1872-7913
DOI:10.1016/S0924-8579(99)00147-8