Staph Aureus Bacteremia

Written by: Dr. Helen Genis (Internal Medicine Resident)

Reviewed by: Dr. Philip Lam (ID) and Dr. Jonathan Alon (Internal Medicine)

Infographic by: Dr. Caitlyn Vlasschaert (Internal Medicine Resident)

Sound Editing by: Dr. Nafis Hossain (Internal Medicine Resident)

Resources:

  1. IDSA Guidelines for MRSA Bacteremia

  2. POET trial

  3. Impact of Infectious Disease Consultation on Quality of Care, Mortality, and Length of Stay in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Results From a Large Multicenter Cohort Study

  4. Comparative effectiveness of beta-lactams versus vancomycin for treatment of methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections among 122 hospitals

 
 
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