Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6122791 | Journal of Infection | 2016 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
MRSA bacteraemia was frequent in patients aged â¥75 of our cohort. This group had higher comorbidity rates and the source of infection was more likely to be unknown. Although no differences were seen in severity or adequacy of empiric therapy, elderly patients showed a higher overall mortality.
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Authors
Guillermo Cuervo, Oriol Gasch, Evelyn Shaw, Mariana Camoez, MarÃa Ángeles DomÃnguez, Belén Padilla, Vicente Pintado, Benito Almirante, José A. Lepe, Francisco López-Medrano, Enrique Ruiz de Gopegui, José A. MartÃnez, José Miguel Montejo,