Black and White Patients With Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Have Similar Outcomes but Different Risk Factors.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) disproportionately affects Black patients. The reasons for this disparity are unclear.

Methods

We evaluated a prospectively ascertained cohort of patients with SAB from 1995 to 2020. Clinical characteristics, bacterial genotypes, and outcome were compared among Black and White patients with SAB. Multivariable logistic regression models were used to determine factors independently associated with the outcomes.

Results

Among 3068 patients with SAB, 1107 (36%) were Black. Black patients were younger (median, 56 years vs 63 years; P < .001) and had higher rates of diabetes (47.5% vs 34.5%, P < .001), hemodialysis dependence (40.0% vs 7.3%, P < .001), and human immunodeficiency virus (6.4% vs 0.6%, P < .001). Black patients

SUBMITTER: Ruffin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10319766 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature