Adherence to and clinical utility of “quality indicators” for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a retrospective, multicenter study
Shinnosuke Fukushima,
Hideharu Hagiya,
Naoki Kuninaga
et al.
Abstract:Background
We aimed to improve the prognosis, treatment, and management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) by evaluating the association between adherence to quality indicators (QIs) and clinical outcomes in patients with their clinical outcomes.
Methods
We retrospectively collected clinical and microbiological data on hospitalized patients with SAB from 14 hospitals (three with > 600, two with 401–600, five with 201–400, and four with ≤ 200 bed… Show more
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