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Analysis of pathogen and host factors related to clinical outcomes in patients with hospital-acquired pneumonia due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.
Journal of clinical microbiology - 1 May 2012
Haque Nadia Z, Arshad Samia, Peyrani Paula, Ford Kimbal D, Perri Mary B, Jacobsen Gordon, Reyes Katherine, Scerpella Ernesto G, Ramirez Julio A, Zervos Marcus J
Abstract excerpt
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a major cause of nosocomial pneumonia. To characterize pathogen-derived and host-related factors in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with MRSA pneumonia, we evaluated the Improving Medicine through Pathway Assessment of Critical Therapy in Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (IMPACT-HAP) database. We performed multivariate regression analyses of 28-day mortality and...
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