Risk Factors for Infection-Attributable Mortality in Patients With <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Bacteremia: A Competing Risk Analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Identifying risk factors for mortality in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is crucial due to its high fatality. However, data on risk factors for infection-attributable deaths considering competing risk events such as non-infection-attributable deaths remain limited. We performed a competing risk analysis to elucidate risk factors associated with 30-day infection-attributable mortality in a large cohort of patients with SAB.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study included adult patients diagnosed with SAB at a tertiary hospital from August 2008 to December 2019. Competing risk analysis was performed using Fine and Gray models to estimate subdistribution hazard ratios (sHRs) for 30-day infection-attributable death.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Bae S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11704955 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature