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The excess was highest for hospital-acquired pneumonia or post-operative wound infection, and lowest for hospital-acquired MRSA urinary tract infection (Table 2). Table 2. Average length of overstay, revenues and costs of patients with hospital-acquired MRSA infection (n = 61) that exceeded the...
Patients with MRSA bacteremia were evaluated for date, duration, epidemiologic source and number of positive blood cultures, source of infection, clinical signs of IE, presence of vascular events (emboli, hemorrhage), hemodialysis dependency, short-term catheter, implantable catheter, fistula or graft...
(MIC, 8 g/ml) Infection in the USPatient no./Source VancomycinTherapyOutcomeAge exposure (wk)1 (59)Peritonitis 18TMP-SMZ, RIF IC (died)2 (66)Bacteremia 18GM, RIF IC (died)3 (79)Bacteremia 6VAN, TOB Died4 (63)Bacteremia, IE 3.5VAN, TOB, RIF Died5 (56)Bacteremia, OM 18VAN,...