Classification of Healthcare-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Influence of Different Definitions on Prevalence, Patient Characteristics, and Outcome.
We investigated whether different definitions of healthcare-associated infection influenced the prevalence, characteristics, and mortality of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. With different definitions, the proportion of patients classified as having healthcare-associated S. aureus bacteremia varied substantially and the distribution of patient characteristics was influenced, whereas 30-day mortality remained robust.
1Department of Clinical Microbiology,Aalborg University Hospital,Denmark.
Jesper
J
Smit
3Department of Clinical Epidemiology,Aarhus University Hospital,Denmark.
Mette
M
Søgaard
1Department of Clinical Microbiology,Aalborg University Hospital,Denmark.
Henrik Carl
HC
Schønheyder
2Department of Infectious Diseases,Aalborg University Hospital,Denmark.
Henrik
H
Nielsen
3Department of Clinical Epidemiology,Aarhus University Hospital,Denmark.
Reimar Wernich
RW
Thomsen
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology; D015897:Comorbidity; D003428:Cross Infection; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012042:Registries; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents