Epidemiology and outcome of Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection and sepsis in a Norwegian county 1996–2011: an observational study

1 Centre of Molecular Inflammation Research, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

2 Department of Medicine, Levanger Hospital, Nord-Trøndelag Health Trust, Levanger, Norway

3 Department of Circulation and Medical imaging, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

4 Clinic of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, St. Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

5 Department of Public Health, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Trondheim, Norway

6 Department of Infectious diseases, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

7 Department of Endocrinology, St Olavs Hospital, Trondheim University Hospital, Trondheim, Norway

8 Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Trondheim, N-7491, Norway