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Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Factors Predicting Hospital Mortality

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Joseph M. Mylotte ,
Jeffrey R. Aeschlimann  and
Denise L. Rotella
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Abstract

Among 89 episodes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, factors identified as independent predictors of hospital mortality were Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III score >60 (odds ratio [OR], 3.2; 95% confidence inter val [CI95], 1.7 to 5.9) and Lifestyle score >1 (OR, 2.1; CI95, 1.2 to 3.6). Future studies of S aureus bacteremia should take into consideration acute severity of illness (as well as treatment and source of infection) when evaluating outcome.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 17 , Issue 3 , March 1996 , pp. 165 - 168
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1996 

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