| Title |
Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia May Not Reduce In-Hospital Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study
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| Published in |
PLOS ONE, July 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0011432 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Marin L. Schweizer, Jon P. Furuno, Anthony D. Harris, J. Kristie Johnson, Michelle D. Shardell, Jessina C. McGregor, Kerri A. Thom, George Sakoulas, Eli N. Perencevich |
| Abstract |
Appropriate empiric therapy, antibiotic therapy with in vitro activity to the infecting organism given prior to confirmed culture results, may improve Staphylococcus aureus outcomes. We aimed to measure the clinical impact of appropriate empiric antibiotic therapy on mortality, while statistically adjusting for comorbidities, severity of illness and presence of virulence factors in the infecting strain. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 45 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1 | 2% |
| Denmark | 1 | 2% |
| Germany | 1 | 2% |
| Belgium | 1 | 2% |
| Unknown | 41 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 9 | 20% |
| Other | 7 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 5 | 11% |
| Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Professor > Associate Professor | 4 | 9% |
| Other | 12 | 27% |
| Unknown | 4 | 9% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 20 | 44% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 5 | 11% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 3 | 7% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 7% |
| Environmental Science | 2 | 4% |
| Other | 7 | 16% |
| Unknown | 5 | 11% |