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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2009

Community-associated versus healthcare-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: a 10-year retrospective review.

J O Robinson, J C Pearson, K J Christiansen, G W Coombs, R J Murray

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2009. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 23 papers.

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  6. Empirical combination of a β-lactam to vancomycin may not improve outcomes of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, compared to vancomycin monotherapy.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2017
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  13. Evaluation of MRSASelect (™) chromogenic medium for the early detection of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus from blood cultures.The Canadian journal of infectious diseases & medical microbiology = Journal canadien des maladies infectieuses et de la microbiologie medicale · 2013
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  15. Formal infectious diseases consultation is associated with decreased mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2012
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  16. Prevalence of nasal methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus colonization in healthcare workers in a Western Australian acute care hospital.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2012
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  20. Clinical and laboratory features of invasive community-onset methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus infection: a prospective case-control study.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2010
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5 authors.

J O RobinsonDepartment of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Western Australia. Owen.Robinson@health.wa.gov.au
J C Pearson
K J Christiansen
G W Coombs
R J Murray

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The objective was to compare the epidemiology and outcome of healthcare- (HA-) and community-associated (CA-) MRSA bacteraemia. A 10-year retrospective study of MRSA bacteraemia was carried out. Episodes were classified according to established criteria. Molecular typing was performed on a subset of isolates. Of 197 MRSA bacteraemia episodes, 178 (90.4%) were classified as HA-MRSA and 19 (9.6%) as CA-MRSA. All-cause 7- and 30-day mortality rates were similar in the HA and CA-MRSA bacteraemia groups; however, 1-year mortality was higher in the HA-MRSA bacteraemia group (48.3% vs 21.1% [p = 0.023]). Thirty-day all-cause mortality was significantly lower if empiric antimicrobial therapy included agent(s) to which the isolate tested susceptible, compared with patients receiving "inactive" therapy (19% vs 35.1% [p = 0.011]). The majority of MRSA bacteraemia episodes were caused by clones known to circulate in the community. All-cause mortality is as high in HA- as in CA-MRSA bacteraemia. Thirty-day mortality was significantly reduced if the patient received an antibiotic with activity against the MRSA isolate.

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Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureusAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAnti-Bacterial AgentsBacteremiaChildCommunity-Acquired InfectionsCross InfectionFemaleHumansMaleMicrobial Sensitivity TestsMiddle AgedPrognosisAnti-Bacterial Agents

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