title: [Clinical-microbiological management of blood cultures positive for coagulase-negative staphylococci].
abstract: A 53-year old male admitted for episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia subjected to electrical cardioversion, carrier of a right femoral central venous catheter, began with febrile peaks, and Staphylococcus epidermidis was isolated in the blood cultures. What is the value of isolation in the blood cultures of S. epidermidis, a microorganism that forms a part of the usual flora of the skin and mucous of the patient? How should this situation be managed? Should an antimicrobial agent be administered? Which one? For how long?
authors.affiliation: Unidad de Patología Infecciosa, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, España.
authors.forename: F F
authors.initials: FF
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Vidigal
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fajardo Olivares
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Hidalgo Orozco
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Vera Tomé
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nogales Muñoz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Muñoz Sanz
mesh_terms: D016470:Bacteremia / Q000097:blood* / Q000382:microbiology*; D003030:Coagulase; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000201:enzymology / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D003030:Coagulase