Endemic staphylococcal pseudobacteremia.
Endemic staphylococcal pseudobacteremia is defined as a situation in which coagulase-negative staphylococci are isolated from blood cultures more frequently than would be expected. Such false-positive blood cultures may influence patient care significantly and add considerably to its cost. This appears to be a more common phenomenon in hospitals in which blood cultures are drawn by house staff, but many occur in any hospital. A survey of all positive blood cultures will identify this problem. Careful attention to the proper procedure for collecting blood cultures should help prevent this phenomenon of endemic coagulase-negative staphylococcal pseudobacteremia.
D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003030:Coagulase / Q000032:analysis; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D018805:Sepsis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D003030:Coagulase