C-reactive protein predicts complications in community-associated S. aureus bacteraemia: a cohort study

C-reactive protein predicts complications in community-associated S. aureus bacteraemia: a cohort study

Abstract Background Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) bacteraemia is increasingly acquired from community settings and is associated with a mortality rate of up to 40% following complications. Identifying risk factors for complicated S. aureus bacteraemia would aid clinicians in targeting patients t...

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Main Authors: Carly L. Botheras, Steven J. Bowe, Raquel Cowan, Eugene Athan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-04-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
S. aureus bacteraemia
Complications
Epidemiology
C-reactive protein
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-021-05962-7

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