Clinical characteristics and risk factors of polymicrobial Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections.

Cheng ZhengShufang ZhangQingqing ChenLi ZhongTiancha HuangXijiang ZhangKai ZhangHongwei ZhouJiachang CaiLinlin DuChangming WangWei CuiGensheng Zhang

Published in: Antimicrobial resistance and infection control (2020)

Burn injury, blood transfusion, mechanical ventilation, the length of prior hospital stay, and pneumonia as a primary site of infection are independent risk factors for polymicrobial SA-BSI. In addition, patients with polymicrobial SA-BSI might have worse outcomes compared with monomicrobial SA-BSI.

Keyphrases

mechanical ventilation
risk factors
staphylococcus aureus
acute respiratory distress syndrome
respiratory failure
intensive care unit
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
acute care
escherichia coli
skeletal muscle
cystic fibrosis
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
electronic health record