Surgical-site infection due to Staphylococcus aureus among elderly patients: Mortality, duration of hospitalization, and cost

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 461-467

  McGarry, Sarah A ^a   Engemann, John J ^a   Schmader, Kenneth ^a   Sexton, Daniel J ^a   Kaye, Keith S ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELDERLY CARE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL CHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PREDICTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SURGICAL INFECTION;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; NORTH CAROLINA; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SURGICAL WOUND INFECTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 2942558376     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502422     Document Type: Article

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