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Staphylococcus aureus Colonization and Long-Term Risk for Death, United States. Emerg Infect Dis 2016 Nov;22(11):1966-1969

Date

10/22/2016

Pubmed ID

27767920

Pubmed Central ID

PMC5088013

DOI

10.3201/eid2211.160220

Scopus ID

2-s2.0-84992127833 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site)   17 Citations

Abstract

To examine the association of colonization by Staphylococcus aureus and general population mortality, we followed 10,598 adults for 8.5 years on average. Methicillin-susceptible S. aureus colonization was not associated with death. Methicillin-resistant S. aureus carriage predicted death in a crude analysis but not after adjustment for socioeconomic status and co-morbidities.

Author List

Mendy A, Vieira ER, Albatineh AN, Gasana J

MESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold

Carrier State
Drug Resistance, Bacterial
Follow-Up Studies
Humans
Population Surveillance
Proportional Hazards Models
Staphylococcal Infections
Staphylococcus aureus
United States