Evidence map›Paper›PMID 29887924›Full record

ArticleEuropean geriatric medicine2018

Methicillin-sensitive

E Forsblom, A Kakriainen, E Ruotsalainen, A Järvinen

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Article in European geriatric medicine, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.4field-weighted citation impact, top 39% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Bloodstream infections in the elderly: what is the real goal?Aging clinical and experimental research · 2021
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  5. Group A streptococcal bacteremias in Southwest Finland 2007-2018: epidemiology and role of infectious diseases consultation in antibiotic treatment selection.European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology · 2020
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

E ForsblomDivision of Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Aurora Hospital, Nordenskiöldinkatu 26, Building 5, P.O. Box 348, 00029, HUS Helsinki, Finland. erik.forsblom@helsinki.fi.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9220-8826
A KakriainenDivision of Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Aurora Hospital, Nordenskiöldinkatu 26, Building 5, P.O. Box 348, 00029, HUS Helsinki, Finland.
E RuotsalainenDivision of Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Aurora Hospital, Nordenskiöldinkatu 26, Building 5, P.O. Box 348, 00029, HUS Helsinki, Finland.
A JärvinenDivision of Infectious Diseases, Inflammation Center, University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Central Hospital, Aurora Hospital, Nordenskiöldinkatu 26, Building 5, P.O. Box 348, 00029, HUS Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FI

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundInfectious specialist consultations (ISC) provide ever more evidence for improved outcome in

methodsMulticenter retrospective analysis of methicillin-sensitive (MS) SAB. Patients were stratified according to age ≥ 60 years (sub-analyses for ≥ 75 years and females) and formal (bedside) ISC given within 7 days of SAB diagnosis. The impact on management and outcome of formal ISC was explored. Statistics were performed with univariate analysis, Cox proportional hazards regression model analysis, including propensity-score adjustment, and graphic Kaplan-Meier interpretation.

resultsAltogether 617 patients were identified and 520 (84%) had formal ISC. Presence of formal ISC resulted in equivalent clinical management regardless of age over or under 60 years: localization and eradication of infection foci (80 vs. 82% and 34 vs. 36%) and use of anti-staphylococcal antibiotics (65 vs. 61%). Patients aged ≥ 60 years managed without formal ISC, compared to those with formal ISC, had less infection foci diagnosed (53 vs. 80%,

conclusionFormal ISC ensures proper active clinical management irrespective of age and improve prognosis in aged patients with MS-SAB.

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Deep infectionHigh ageInfectious specialist consultationS. aureus bacteremia

Identifiers

PMID29887924
PMCPMC5972166
OpenAlexW2791768933

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