Clinical presentation, management and outcomes of Staph aureus bacteremia (SAB) in older adults

Clinical presentation, management and outcomes of Staph aureus bacteremia (SAB) in older adults

Aim The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) increases with advancing age with higher mortality reported in older adults. We aimed to describe the clinical presentation, management and outcomes of older patients with SAB. Methods We analyzed data from a retrospectively collected datab...

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Veröffentlicht in:Aging clinical and experimental research 2017-04, Vol.29 (2), p.127-133
Hauptverfasser: Yahav, Dafna, Schlesinger, Agata, Shaked, Hila, Goldberg, Elad, Paul, Mical, Bishara, Jihad, Leibovici, Leonard
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Age Factors
Aged
Bacteremia - diagnosis
Bacteremia - microbiology
Bacteremia - mortality
Disease Management
Female
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Healthcare Disparities - statistics & numerical data
Humans
Incidence
Israel - epidemiology
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Mortality
Older people
Original Article
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Staphylococcal Infections - blood
Staphylococcal Infections - epidemiology
Staphylococcal Infections - physiopathology
Staphylococcus aureus - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:Aim The incidence of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) increases with advancing age with higher mortality reported in older adults. We aimed to describe the clinical presentation, management and outcomes of older patients with SAB. Methods We analyzed data from a retrospectively collected database including 1692 patients with SAB, and compared 1158 older patients (≥65 years) with 534 younger patients (
ISSN:1720-8319
1594-0667
1720-8319
DOI:10.1007/s40520-016-0543-4