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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology2024

Risk of infective endocarditis and complicated infection in Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia - a retrospective cohort study on the role of bacteriuria.

Oskar Bergenman, Bo Nilson, Magnus Rasmussen

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Article in European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  1. Exploring catalase inhibition as an adjuvant to antimicrobial photodynamic therapy against Staphylococcus aureus.Photochemical & photobiological sciences : Official journal of the European Photochemistry Association and the European Society for Photobiology · 2025
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Oskar BergenmanKalmar Regional Hospital, Kalmar, Sweden. oskar.bergenman@gmail.com.
Bo NilsonClinical Microbiology, Office for Medical Services, Infection Prevention and Control, Region Skåne, Lund, Sweden.
Magnus RasmussenDivision of Infection Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, BMC B14 SE-221 84, Lund, Sweden. magnus.rasmussen@med.lu.se.

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Abstract

purposeS. aureus bacteremia (SAB) is a common and severe infection with high mortality and morbidity. The clinical relevance of the finding of concurrent S. aureus bacteriuria (SABU) is debated. The goal of this study was to analyze whether a concurrent SABU is associated with complicated SAB, infective endocarditis (IE) and mortality.

methodsWe conducted a retrospective cohort study, reviewing medical charts of all episodes of SAB in patients > 18 years in the region of Skåne, Sweden, between 1st of January and 31st of June 2020. Episodes where a concurrent urine culture was performed were included for analysis. An episode was considered as complicated SAB if there was either attributable mortality, recurrent infection, embolic stroke, or occurrence of a complicated focus of infection.

resultsDuring the study period, there were 279 episodes of SAB. 154 episodes met the eligibility criteria, of whom 37 (24%) had concurrent SABU. In 78 episodes (51%), the patients had a complicated SAB. There was a significantly lower proportion of complicated SAB for episodes with concurrent SABU (32%), compared to episodes without concurrent SABU (56%), p-value 0.014. Moreover, in the cohort there were 11 episodes (7.1%) of IE and a 30 days mortality rate of 16%, with no difference between the groups with or without SABU.

conclusionsThere is an association between concurrent SABU and a decreased risk for complicated SAB among patients with SAB. This study found no significant association between SABU and neither IE nor mortality for patients with SAB.

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BacteremiaBacteriuriaStaphylococcal InfectionsStaphylococcus aureusAdultAgedAged, 80 and overEndocarditisEndocarditis, BacterialFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSwedenComplicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremiaInfective endocarditisStaphylococcus aureusStaphylococcus aureus bacteremiaStaphylococcus aureus Bacteriuria

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PMCPMC11271437

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