Hi Dr. Thanks for taking my question. I lost my 55 yr. old sister in March. She had been admitted into the hospital with bronchitis, was hospitalized for aprox. 5 days. Was readmitted within 3 days after leaving the hospital. This time she had pneumonia. At first they said it was a staph pneumonia. She stayed in this time almost a week, was released, went home and passed away in her sleep within 4-5 days after coming home. She called me the night before she passed away and told me she may have to go back in the hospital as she was not feeling well. I begged her to go in right away and she assured me she was going to. Well, she didn t and we got a call the next day that she passed away in her sleep that night in her bed. I am heartbroken. Did she pick a bug up in the hospital that could have taken her life?

Summarized question: Can Staphylococcus aureus pneumonia infection lead to death?