Clinical characteristics, treatment and outcomes of MRSA bacteraemia in the elderly

Summary Objectives To compare clinical and microbiological characteristics, treatment and outcomes of MRSA bacteraemia among elderly and younger patients. Material and methods Prospective study conducted at 21 Spanish hospitals including patients with MRSA bacteraemia diagnosed between June/2008 and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of infection 2016-03, Vol.72 (3), p.309-316
Hauptverfasser:	Cuervo, Guillermo, Gasch, Oriol, Shaw, Evelyn, Camoez, Mariana, Domínguez, María Ángeles, Padilla, Belén, Pintado, Vicente, Almirante, Benito, Lepe, José A, López-Medrano, Francisco, Ruiz de Gopegui, Enrique, Martínez, José A, Montejo, José Miguel, Perez-Nadales, Elena, Arnáiz, Ana, Goenaga, Miguel Ángel, Benito, Natividad, Horcajada, Juan Pablo, Rodríguez-Baño, Jesús, Pujol, Miquel
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Age Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacteraemia Bacteremia - epidemiology Bacteremia - microbiology Bacteremia - pathology Elderly Female Hospitals Humans Infectious Disease Male Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification MRSA Prospective Studies Spain - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology Staphylococcal Infections - pathology Treatment Outcome
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Zusammenfassung:	Summary Objectives To compare clinical and microbiological characteristics, treatment and outcomes of MRSA bacteraemia among elderly and younger patients. Material and methods Prospective study conducted at 21 Spanish hospitals including patients with MRSA bacteraemia diagnosed between June/2008 and December/2009. Episodes diagnosed in patients aged 75 or more years old (≥75) were compared with the rest of them (
ISSN:	0163-4453 1532-2742
DOI:	10.1016/j.jinf.2015.12.009