Positive impact of [18F]FDG-PET/CT on mortality in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia explained by immortal time bias.

Thomas W van der VaartJan M PrinsCornelis H van WerkhovenThijs Ten DoesschateRobin SoetekouwGitte van TwillertJan VeenstraBjorn L HerpersWouter RozemeijerRogier R JansenMarc J M BontenJan T M van der Meer

Published in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2023)

After adjustment for immortal time bias [18F]FDG-PET/CT was not associated with day-90 all-cause or infection-related mortality in patients with SAB.

Keyphrases

staphylococcus aureus
cardiovascular events
risk factors
cardiovascular disease
type diabetes
escherichia coli
biofilm formation
pseudomonas aeruginosa
multidrug resistant
drug induced