Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia and Predictors of Early and Late Mortality

Matteo Bassetti; Maddalena Peghin; Enrico Maria Trecarichi; Alessia Carnelutti; Elda Righi; Paola Del Giacomo; Filippo Ansaldi; Cecilia Trucchi; Cristiano Alicino; Roberto Cauda; Assunta Sartor; Teresa Spanu; Claudio Scarparo; Mario Tumbarello

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0170236

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Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia and Predictors of Early and Late Mortality

Matteo Bassetti ,

* E-mail: mattba@tin.it

Current address: Matteo Bassetti: Clinica Malattie Infettive, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Santa Maria della Misericordia, Udine, Italy

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Santa Maria Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Maddalena Peghin,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Santa Maria Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Enrico Maria Trecarichi,

Affiliation Institute of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Alessia Carnelutti,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Santa Maria Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Elda Righi,

Affiliation Infectious Diseases Division, Santa Maria Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Paola Del Giacomo,

Affiliation Institute of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Filippo Ansaldi,

Affiliation IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy
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Cecilia Trucchi,

Affiliation IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy
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Cristiano Alicino,

Affiliation IRCCS AOU San Martino IST, Department of Health Sciences, University of Genoa; Genoa, Italy
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Roberto Cauda,

Affiliation Institute of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Assunta Sartor,

Affiliation Microbiology Unit, Santa Maria Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Teresa Spanu,

Affiliation Institute of Microbiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Claudio Scarparo,

Affiliation Microbiology Unit, Santa Maria Misericordia University Hospital, Udine, Italy
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Mario Tumbarello

Affiliation Institute of Infectious Diseases, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy
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Characteristics of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteraemia and Predictors of Early and Late Mortality

Matteo Bassetti,
Maddalena Peghin,
Enrico Maria Trecarichi,
Alessia Carnelutti,
Elda Righi,
Paola Del Giacomo,
Filippo Ansaldi,
Cecilia Trucchi,
Cristiano Alicino,
Roberto Cauda

Published: February 2, 2017
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170236

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