title: Staphylococcal bacteremia: current patterns in nonuniversity hospitals.
abstract: We studied 390 consecutive episodes of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia in the four nonuniversity hospitals of one metropolitan area between 1977 and 1981. Overall mortality was 31%, with 52% of deaths being attributed to the infection. The 4.9% incidence of recognized endocarditis was lower than that previously reported. Although 41% of deaths occurred by the end of the third day after positive blood cultures had been obtained, choice of antimicrobial therapy bore no apparent relationship to eventual clinical outcome.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D004696:Endocarditis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D018805:Sepsis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D013022:South Carolina; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000401:mortality*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents