Prevalence and Mortality of Infective Endocarditis in Community-Acquired and Healthcare-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: A Danish Nationwide Registry-Based Cohort Study.
Lauge ØstergaardMarianne VoldstedlundNiels Eske BruunHenning BundgaardKasper Karmark IversenNana KøberAnders DahlSandra Chamat-HedemandJeppe Kofoed PetersenAndreas Dalsgaard JensenJens Jørgen ChristensenFlemming Schønning RosenvingeJens Otto JarløvClaus MoserChristian Østergaard AndersenJohn CoiaEa Sofie MarmolinKirstine K SøgaardLars LemmingLars Valeur KøberEmil Loldrup FosbølPublished in: Open forum infectious diseases (2022)
Community-acquired SAB was associated with twice the odds for IE, as compared with healthcare-associated SAB. We identified no significant difference in short-term mortality between community-acquired and healthcare-associated SAIE. Beyond 40 days of survival, community-acquired SAIE was associated with a lower mortality.