Empiric Antibiotic Therapy for Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia May Not Reduce In-Hospital Mortality: A Retrospective Cohort Study

• Marin L. Schweizer ,

  * E-mail: marin-schweizer@uiowa.edu

  Affiliations Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

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• Jon P. Furuno,

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Anthony D. Harris,

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• J. Kristie Johnson,

  Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Michelle D. Shardell,

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• Jessina C. McGregor,

  Affiliation Department of Pharmacy Practice, College of Pharmacy, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America

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• Kerri A. Thom,

  Affiliation Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America

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• George Sakoulas,

  Affiliation Sharp Memorial Hospital, San Diego, California, United States of America

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• Eli N. Perencevich

  Affiliations Department of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America, Iowa City VA Medical Center, Iowa City, Iowa, United States of America

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