Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Among Elderly vs Younger Adult Patients
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- 14 June 1999
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in Archives of internal medicine (1960)
- Vol. 159 (11) , 1244-1247
- https://doi.org/10.1001/archinte.159.11.1244
Abstract
STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS is the most common pathogen isolated from blood cultures in the United States.1 Despite antibiotic therapy, S aureus bacteremia (SAB) remains an important source of morbidity and mortality.2-11 Reported mortality rates range from 14.7%9 to 42.0%.2This publication has 16 references indexed in Scilit:
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