Bacteriemias por Staphylococcus aureus sensible a meticilina: epidemiología y factores pronósticos. Estudio prospectivo 2000-2003

SAMSB is a clinically severe infection that occurs in patients with baseline disease,especially diabetics, that is almost always related to predisposing risk factors (mainly intravenous catheters). In the presence of a serious baseline disease, the initial critical clinical condition and inadequate empirical treatment are the main prognostic factors associated to greater mortality.