Time to Positivity in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia: Possible Correlation with the Source and Outcome of Infection
Clinical Infectious Diseases2005Vol. 41(5), pp. 594–598
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Riad Khatib, Kathleen Riederer, Sajjad Saeed, Leonard B. Johnson, Mohamad G. Fakih, Mamta Sharma, M. S. Tabriz, Amir Khosrovaneh
Abstract
Time to positivity in S. aureus bacteremia may provide useful diagnostic and prognostic information. Growth of S. aureus within 14 h after the initiation of incubation may identify patients with a high likelihood of endovascular infection sources, delayed clearance, and complications.
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