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. 2016 Jul;22(7):1253-6.
doi: 10.3201/eid2207.151319.

Increased Mortality Rates Associated with Staphylococcus aureus and Influenza Co-infection, Maryland and Iowa, USA(1)

Jennifer S McDanel, Eli N Perencevich, Jeremy Storm, Daniel J Diekema, Loreen Herwaldt, J Kristie Johnson, Patricia L Winokur, Marin L Schweizer

Increased Mortality Rates Associated with Staphylococcus aureus and Influenza Co-infection, Maryland and Iowa, USA(1)

Jennifer S McDanel et al. Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Jul.

Abstract

We retrospectively analyzed data for 195 respiratory infection patients who had positive Staphyloccocus aureus cultures and who were hospitalized in 2 hospitals in Iowa and Maryland, USA, during 2003-2009. Odds for death for patients who also had influenza-positive test results were >4 times higher than for those who had negative influenza test results.

Keywords: MRSA; Staphylococcus aureus; bacteria; co-infection; comorbidity; influenza; mortality rate; pneumonia; respiratory infections; staphylococci; viruses.

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