Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections
Gunderson CG, Holleck JL, Chang JJ, Merchant N, Lin S, Gupta S. Diagnostic accuracy of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonization to predict methicillin-resistant S aureus soft tissue infections. American Journal Of Infection Control 2016, 44: 1176-1177. PMID: 27311510, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2016.03.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSoft tissue infectionsMRSA infectionTissue infectionsPrevalence populationsMethicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus nasal colonizationMRSA soft tissue infectionsStaphylococcus aureus nasal colonizationHigh-prevalence populationsLow-prevalence populationsPositive likelihood ratioNegative likelihood ratioNasal MRSALikelihood ratioNasal colonizationClinical utilityInfectionDiagnostic accuracyAdmissionHospitalPopulationMRSAPrevalenceClinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection
Gunderson CG, Holleck J, Chang JJ, Lin S, Merchant N, Gupta S. Clinical characteristics and outcomes of veterans hospitalised with purulent soft tissue infections with and without systemic signs of infection. Infectious Diseases 2016, 48: 503-508. PMID: 26950290, DOI: 10.3109/23744235.2016.1154599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedConnecticutFemaleHospitalizationHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSoft Tissue InfectionsSystemic Inflammatory Response SyndromeVeteransConceptsPurulent soft tissue infectionsSoft tissue infectionsTissue infectionsClinical characteristicsSevere sepsisSIRS groupSystemic signsSIR groupSystemic inflammatory response syndrome criteriaBroad Gram-negative activityMethods Retrospective cohort studyOutcomes of veteransAcute kidney injuryRetrospective cohort studyEpisodes of bacteremiaTime of hospitalisationCohort of patientsMajority of patientsMost clinical characteristicsUse of antibioticsMore bacteremiaKidney injuryShorter hospitalisationSyndrome criteriaCohort study