The Value of Infectious Diseases Consultation in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

American Journal of Medicine

Volumn 123, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 631-637

  Honda, Hitoshi ^a   Krauss, Melissa J ^a   Jones, Jeffrey C ^a   Olsen, Margaret A ^a   Warren, David K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infectious diseases consultation; Mortality; Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CAUCASIAN; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONSULTATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL BACTEREMIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTIOUS DISEASE MEDICINE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953715325     PISSN: 00029343     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2010.01.015     Document Type: Article

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