Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: The Australia New Zealand Cooperative on Outcomes in Staphylococcal Sepsis (ANZCOSS)

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus is such a common organism, both as a coloniser and cause of infection in humans, that it is easy to take it for granted. Microbiologists, infectious diseases specialists and infection control practitioners deal with the organism on a regular basis, from screening for methicillin-resistant strains (MRSA) in asymptomatic carriers to treating patients with life-threatening sepsis syndrome in intensive care units.