2012
DOI: 10.1590/s1020-49892012001100004
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Mortality among critically ill patients with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: a multicenter cohort study in Colombia

Abstract: Methicillin resistance per se was not a mortality-independent prognostic factor. Previous conditions, such as age, baseline renal impairment, severe sepsis, and inotropy demand explained the observed mortality. Appropriate antimicrobial therapy remained a protective factor. A call to improve infection control measures in Colombia is mandatory.

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“…Additionally, methicillin resistance, hepatic failure, cerebrovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and metastatic cancer were key predictors of mortality in the 90-day postdischarge period. Factors that were previously shown to be predictive of inhospital mortality correlated with the variables identified in our study, including age, 25 sepsis, 25,26 admission to the ICU, 27 hepatic failure, 25 COPD and metastatic cancer. 28,29 The large sample size allowed us to investigate the association between specific patient characteristics and outcomes, rather than aggregating comorbidities using scales such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 69%
“…Additionally, methicillin resistance, hepatic failure, cerebrovascular disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and metastatic cancer were key predictors of mortality in the 90-day postdischarge period. Factors that were previously shown to be predictive of inhospital mortality correlated with the variables identified in our study, including age, 25 sepsis, 25,26 admission to the ICU, 27 hepatic failure, 25 COPD and metastatic cancer. 28,29 The large sample size allowed us to investigate the association between specific patient characteristics and outcomes, rather than aggregating comorbidities using scales such as the Charlson Comorbidity Index.…”
Section: Discussionsupporting
confidence: 69%
“…No se registraron diferencias significativas en las características demográficas o clínicas de base de la población observada; se encontró que el grupo de pacientes con bacteriemia causada por el germen resistente había tenido estancias hospitalarias previas más prolongadas, así como mayor exposición a antibióticos y procedimientos invasivos, todos ellos factores de riesgo descritos en la bibliografía científica internacional y nacional (6,9).…”
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“…Se hizo un análisis de costos anidado en un estudio de cohortes en pacientes con bacteriemia por S. aureus, atendidos en las unidades de cuidados intensivos de nueve hospitales públicos y privados de alta complejidad de Bogotá con una capacidad instalada de 90 a 630 camas (9).…”
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“…The emergence of MRSA in the ICU is a priority problem because of the convergence of factors in critically ill patients such as the existence of comorbidities involving immune response effects, intensive use of devices and antibiotics and the circulation of resistant strains (5). To reduce the effect of the infection, studies have recommended anticipating the diagnosis of methicillin-resistant S. aureus and administering appropriate and timely therapy (6,7).…”
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confidence: 99%