Since the 1960s, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has emerged,
disseminated globally and become a leading cause of bacterial infections in both health …

Background Precise estimates of mortality in Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) are
important to convey prognosis and guide the design of interventional studies. Objectives We …

Background—Infective endocarditis is a potentially lethal disease that has undergone major
changes in both host and pathogen. The epidemiology of infective endocarditis has become …

Staphylococcus aureus is a major human pathogen that causes a wide range of clinical
infections. It is a leading cause of bacteremia and infective endocarditis as well as …

Abstract The French Society of Intensive Care Medicine (SRLF), jointly with the French-
Speaking Group of Paediatric Emergency Rooms and Intensive Care Units (GFRUP) and …

Importance Practice guidelines often provide recommendations in which the strength of the
recommendation is dissociated from the quality of the evidence. Objective To create a …

Prosthetic joint infection (PJI) is a tremendous burden for individual patients as well as the
global health care industry. While a small minority of joint arthroplasties will become …

Importance Several management strategies may improve outcomes in patients
withStaphylococcus aureusbacteremia. Objectives To review evidence of management …

Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is an important infection with an incidence rate
ranging from 20 to 50 cases/100,000 population per year. Between 10% and 30% of these …

Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related
Infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America | Clinical Infectious …