Results from a study published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology suggest Staphylococcus aureus colonization is not linked to mortality among patients infected with MRSA.
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of seven published studies on the potential association between colonization and mortality among MRSA patients. When the studies were pooled in a random-effects model, the researchers found no link between colonization and mortality among MRSA-infected patients. When the studies were restricted to infection-attributable mortality, researchers found the link between colonization and mortality among MRSA-infected patients was not statistically significant.
The researchers concluded that strategies to decolonize carriers may help prevent MRSA but may not be enough to prevent mortality.
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Researchers conducted a meta-analysis of seven published studies on the potential association between colonization and mortality among MRSA patients. When the studies were pooled in a random-effects model, the researchers found no link between colonization and mortality among MRSA-infected patients. When the studies were restricted to infection-attributable mortality, researchers found the link between colonization and mortality among MRSA-infected patients was not statistically significant.
The researchers concluded that strategies to decolonize carriers may help prevent MRSA but may not be enough to prevent mortality.
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