Time to positivity of follow-up blood cultures in patients with persistent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia.
We investigated the clinical usefulness of time to blood culture positivity (TTP) of follow-up positive blood cultures (FUPBC) in patients with persistent Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB). Of the patients who did not have resolution of SAB after primary therapeutic intervention (PTI), patients who had decreases in TTP of FUPBC after PTI more frequently experienced 30-day mortality or secondary foci of infection than those who did not have decrease in TTP (83.3% vs. 28.6%; p = 0.005).
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Chung-Ang University Hospital, Chung-Ang University College of Medicine, 224-1 Heukseok-dong, Dongjak-gu, Seoul, 156-755, Republic of Korea.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult
D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents