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Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jul;22(7):1253-6. doi: 10.3201/eid2207.151319.
[h=1]Increased Mortality Rates Associated with Staphylococcus aureus and Influenza Co-infection, Maryland and Iowa, USA(1).[/h] McDanel JS, Perencevich EN, Storm J, Diekema DJ, Herwaldt L, Johnson JK, Winokur PL, Schweizer ML.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] We retrospectively analyzed data for 195 respiratory infection patients who had positive Staphyloccocus aureus cultures and who were hospitalized in 2 hospitals in Iowa and Maryland, USA, during 2003-2009. Odds for death for patients who also had influenza-positive test results were >4 times higher than for those who had negative influenza test results.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteria; co-infection; comorbidity; influenza; mortality rate; pneumonia; respiratory infections; staphylococci; viruses
PMID: 27315549 [PubMed - in process] Free full text
[h=1]Increased Mortality Rates Associated with Staphylococcus aureus and Influenza Co-infection, Maryland and Iowa, USA(1).[/h] McDanel JS, Perencevich EN, Storm J, Diekema DJ, Herwaldt L, Johnson JK, Winokur PL, Schweizer ML.
[h=3]Abstract[/h] We retrospectively analyzed data for 195 respiratory infection patients who had positive Staphyloccocus aureus cultures and who were hospitalized in 2 hospitals in Iowa and Maryland, USA, during 2003-2009. Odds for death for patients who also had influenza-positive test results were >4 times higher than for those who had negative influenza test results.
[h=4]KEYWORDS:[/h] MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteria; co-infection; comorbidity; influenza; mortality rate; pneumonia; respiratory infections; staphylococci; viruses
PMID: 27315549 [PubMed - in process] Free full text