Costs and Outcomes Among Hemodialysis-Dependent Patients With Methicillin-Resistant or Methicillin-Susceptible<i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>Bacteremia

Abstract

Community-dwelling, hemodialysis-dependent patients hospitalized with MRSA bacteremia face a higher mortality risk, longer hospital stays, and higher inpatient costs than do patients with MSSA bacteremia.