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 interval [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.
MeSH terms
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APACHE
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Analysis of Variance
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Bacteremia / drug therapy
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Bacteremia / mortality*
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Female
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Hospital Mortality*
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Humans
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Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications
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Lactams
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Life Style
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Likelihood Functions
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Logistic Models
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Male
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Middle Aged
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New York / epidemiology
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Retrospective Studies
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Risk Factors
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Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy
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Staphylococcal Infections / mortality*
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Vancomycin / therapeutic use
Substances
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Anti-Bacterial Agents
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Lactams
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Vancomycin