title: Attributable mortality of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia.
abstract: A systematic evaluation of the attributable mortality of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia was undertaken in a matched, retrospective, case-control study. We determined the attributable mortality rate (26.7%) and mortality risk ratio (an 8-fold increase) of S. maltophilia bacteremia. The attributable mortality rate for S. maltophilia bacteremia is similar to the attributable mortality rate for other nosocomial bloodstream infections.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Division of Geographic Medicine and Infectious Diseases, New England Medical Center and Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA. mass@bir.net.tr
authors.forename: Esin
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Senol
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: DesJardin
authors.forename: Paul C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Stark
authors.forename: Laurie
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Barefoot
authors.forename: David R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Snydman
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality*; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D005260:Female; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009026:Mortality; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D020615:Stenotrophomonas maltophilia