title: [Primary staphylococcal septicemia in adults. A retrospective study].
abstract: In this retrospective study, 100 cases of primary staphylococcal septicaemia collected in 5 hospitals over a 2-year period were reviewed. Out of 91 strains of Staphylococcus aureus isolated, 6 were methicillin-resistant, but all 6 came from the same hospital. The mortality rate was 36 per cent. The only prognostic factors elicited were chronic renal failure and septic shock. The 64 patients who survived stayed in hospital for a mean period of 42 days, and 42 recovered without sequelae. Staphylococcal infections remain serious and are not all hospital-acquired.
authors.affiliation: Service de Réanimation médicale, CHU Bretonneau, Tours.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Perrotin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nyongabo
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Choutet
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Baron
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Breux
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Chennebault
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Loustaud
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents
vernacular_title: Septicémies primitives à staphylocoques de l'adulte. Etude rétrospective.