Jonathan Underwood

Female sex was linked to higher 30- and 90-day mortality after Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, possibly due to immune or care-related sex differences. Female sex was associated with greater all-cause mortality among patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). Researchers reported their findings in a Research Letter in JAMA Network Open.

Footnotes Contributors SN wrote, collated, drafted and edited subsequent revisions of the paper. JU assisted in the draft, edited multiple revisions and gave specialist input and advice. TATH edited draft and revisions, and gave specialist input and advice. Funding The authors have not declared a specific grant for this research from any funding agency in the public, commercial or not-for-profit sectors.