Staphylococcus aureus BACTEREMIA IN A BRAZILIAN MIDWEST TEACHING HOSPITAL

Authors

  • Ariana Rocha Romão
  • Marta Antunes de Souza
  • Vinícius Guilarde Ancelmo
  • Marília Dalva Turchi
  • Adriana Oliveira Guilarde

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v45i4.44611

Keywords:

Bacteremia, Staphylococcus aureus

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is a frequent and potentially fatal condition. Resistance to methicillin is considered to be a predictive factor for mortality. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the epidemiological behaviour of S. aureus bacteremia in a teaching hospital. The incidence was 5.1 cases per 1,000 admissions. There was a significant improvement in the susceptibility of S. aureus; the incidence of methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) was 31.3%
(95% confidence interval (CI) 24.5-39.1); whereas MRSA bacteremia a decade before had accounted for 55.0% (95% CI 45.2-64.3) of the cases. Overall mortality due to S. aureus bacteremia was 29.3%. MRSA bacteremia was not a risk factor for death.

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Published

2016-12-13

How to Cite

ROMÃO, A. R.; DE SOUZA, M. A.; ANCELMO, V. G.; TURCHI, M. D.; GUILARDE, A. O. Staphylococcus aureus BACTEREMIA IN A BRAZILIAN MIDWEST TEACHING HOSPITAL. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 45, n. 4, p. 412–416, 2016. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v45i4.44611. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/44611. Acesso em: 2 jan. 2025.

Issue

Vol. 45 No. 4 (2016)

Section

SHORT COMMUNICATION

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