Women are 20% more likely to die from golden staph blood infection: study
Researchers say gender bias in healthcare delivery could be partly to blame.
Women are nearly 20% more likely to die from Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia than men, with gender bias in healthcare delivery potentially to blame, a new study shows.
US and Dutch researchers, who reviewed mortality data from 133,000 patients across 89 studies, said it was difficult to pinpoint a single explanation for the disparity given conflicting evidence.
