Outcomes of Staphylococcus aureus infection in hemodialysis-dependent patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objectives

Staphylococcus aureus is a leading cause of infection in patients with ESRD. Clinical and economic outcomes associated with S. aureus bacteremia and other S. aureus infections in patients with ESRD were examined.

Design, setting, participants, & measurements

Laboratory, clinical, and hospital billing data from a randomized trial of 3359 hemodialysis-dependent patients hospitalized with S. aureus infection in the United States whose vascular access type was fistula or graft and who were hospitalized with S. aureus infection to evaluate inpatient costs, hospital days, and mortality over 12 wk were used. Generalized linear regression was used to identify independent predictors of 12-wk costs, inpatient days, and mortality.

Results

Of the 279 pat

SUBMITTER: Li Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2637588 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature