The Effect of Infectious Diseases Consultation on Mortality in Hospitalized Patients With MRSA, Candida, and Pseudomonas Bloodstream Infections
14 January 2020
The authors evaluated the association between infectious disease consultation and clinical outcome of bloodstream infections, including methicillin-resistant S. aureus, Candida, and Pseudomonas. No infectious diseases consultation was associated with over a 4-fold increased hazard of death at 3 months, and 6-fold increased hazard of death in hospital.
Further reading: Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Author(s): Supavit Chesdachai, Susan Kline, Derrek Helmin, Radha Rajasingham
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