Classification of Healthcare-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Influence of Different Definitions on Prevalence, Patient Characteristics, and Outcome

Jesper Smit, Mette Søgaard, Henrik Carl Schønheyder, Henrik Ib Nielsen, Reimar Wernich Thomsen

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Abstract

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. Infect. Control Hosp. Epidemiol. 2015;00(0):1-4.

Original languageEnglish
JournalInfection Control & Hospital Epidemiology
Volume37
Issue number2
Pages (from-to)208-211
Number of pages4
ISSN0899-823X
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2016

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