Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in a Brazilian Midwest teaching hospital
Rev. patol. trop
; 45(4): 412-416, dez. 2016. tab
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BR816.9
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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Texto completo:
1
Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
LILACS
Contexto en salud:
4_TD
Problema de salud:
4_sepsis
Asunto principal:
Bacteriemia
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Rev. patol. trop
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA TROPICAL
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PATOLOGIA
Año:
2016
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil