Attributable mortality of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia.

Senol, Esin; DesJardin, Jeffrey; Stark, Paul C; Barefoot, Laurie; Snydman, David R · Clin Infect Dis · 2002

case_control · Level III

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Abstract

A systematic evaluation of the attributable mortality of Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia was undertaken in a matched, retrospective, case-control study. We determined the attributable mortality rate (26.7%) and mortality risk ratio (an 8-fold increase) of S. maltophilia bacteremia. The attributable mortality rate for S. maltophilia bacteremia is similar to the attributable mortality rate for other nosocomial bloodstream infections.

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