Short time to positivity in blood culture with clustered gram-positive cocci on direct smear examination is highly predictive of Staphylococcus aureus.
Ruimy
Raymond
R
Laboratoire de Bactériologie, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat-Claude Bernard, AP-HP, 46 Rue Henri Huchard, 75877 Paris Cedex 18, France. raymond.ruimy@bch.aphp.fr
Armand-Lefevre
Laurence
L
Andremont
Antoine
A
D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis*; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D046508:Culture Techniques; D006095:Gram-Positive Cocci; D006801:Humans; D016013:Likelihood Functions; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013997:Time Factors