Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in the surgical patient: A prospective analysis of 73 postoperative patients who developed Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia at a tertiary care facility

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 190, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 50-57

  Gottlieb, Geoffrey S ^a,b   Fowler Jr , Vance G ^a   Kong, Li Kuo ^a   McClelland, Raymond S ^a   Gopal, Ajay K ^a   Marr, Kieren A ^a   Li, Jennifer ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a   Glower, Donald ^a   Corey, Gordon R ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFAZOLIN; METICILLIN; NAFCILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDIASTINITIS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELAPSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL INFECTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ENDOCARDITIS, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 18744419820     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(99)00211-2     Document Type: Article

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