Morbidity from in-hospital complications is greater than treatment failure in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Various studies have identified numerous factors associated with poor clinical outcomes in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB). A new study was created to provide deeper insight into in-hospital complications and risk factors for treatment failure.

Methods

Adult patients hospitalised with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) were recruited prospectively into a multi-centre cohort. The primary outcome was treatment failure at 30 days (composite of all-cause mortality, persistent bacteraemia, or recurrent bacteraemia), and secondary measures included in-hospital complications and mortality at 6- and 12-months. Data were available for 222 patients recruited from February 2011 to December 2012.

Results

Treatment failure at 30-days was recor

SUBMITTER: Holmes NE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5838938 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature