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Effect of Statin Therapy in the Outcome of Bloodstream Infections Due to Staphylococcus aureus: A Prospective Cohort Study
(Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2013)
Introduction: Statins have pleiotropic effects that could influence the prevention and outcome of some infectious diseases. There is no information about their specific effect on Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia ...
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Predictors of early mortality in very elderly patients with bacteremia: a prospective multicenter cohort
(Elsevier, 2014)
Objectives: The proportion of very elderly people in the population is increasing, and infectious diseases in this patient group may present with specific characteristics. The objective of this study was to investigate ...
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Is reduced vancomycin susceptibility a factor associated with poor prognosis in MSSA bacteraemia?
(Oxford University Press, 2015)
Objectives: The known data about the influence of vancomycin MIC on Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia are contradictory. Our objective was to study the possible impact of vancomycin MIC ≥1.5 mg/L on short- and medium-term ...
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A multinational, preregistered cohort study of β-lactam/β-lactamase inhibitor combinations for treatment of bloodstream infections due to extended-spectrum-β-lactamase-producing enterobacteriaceae
(American Society for Microbiology, 2016-07-01)
The spread of extended-spectrum-β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-E) is leading to increased carbapenem consumption. Alternatives to carbapenems need to be investigated. We investigated whether ...
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Impact of Inadequate Empirical Therapy on the Mortality of Patients with Bloodstream Infections: a Propensity Score-Based Analysis
(American Society for Microbiology, 2012)
The impact of the adequacy of empirical therapy on outcome for patients with bloodstream infections (BSI) is key for determin- ing whether adequate empirical coverage should be prioritized over other, more conservative ...
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Reappraisal of the outcome of healthcare-associated and community-acquired bacteramia: a prospective cohort study
(BioMed Central, 2013)
Background: Healthcare-associated (HCA) bloodstream infections (BSI) have been associated with worse outcomes, in terms of higher frequencies of antibiotic-resistant microorganisms and inappropriate therapy than ...