Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a Brazilian Midwest teaching hospital
Rev. patol. trop
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45(4): 412-416, dez. 2016. tab
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in English
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ABSTRACT
Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a frequent and potentially fatal condition. Resistance to methicillin is considered to be a predictive factor for mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological behaviour of S. aureus bacteremia in a teaching hospital. The incidence was 5.1 cases per 1,000 admissions. There was a significant improvement in the susceptibility of S. aureus; the incidence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was 31.3% (95% confidence interval (CI) 24.5-39.1); whereas MRSA bacteremia a decade before had accounted for 55.0% (95% CI 45.2-64.3) of the cases. Overall mortality due to S. aureus bacteremia was 29.3%. MRSA bacteremia was not a risk factor for death
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Main subject:
Bacteremia
Type of study:
Prognostic study
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Risk factors
Country/Region as subject:
South America
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Brazil
Language:
English
Journal:
Rev. patol. trop
Journal subject:
Tropical Medicine
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Pathology
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Brazil
Institution/Affiliation country:
Faculdade de Medicina, UFG/BR
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Secretaria Estadual de Saúde+BR
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Instituto de Patologia Tropical e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal de Goias (UFG)/BR
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