Uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Treatment Duration and Outcomes at an Academic Medical Center

We compared outcomes and clinical characteristics of uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia planned for a 14-day or >14-day course of intravenous antibiotics. Treatment failure was infrequent in both groups (0% and 5%, respectively). Catheter-associated deep vein thrombosis, immunosuppres...

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Autores principales: Taupin, Daniel, Karchmer, Adolf W, Davis, Roger B, LaSalvia, Mary T
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7588106/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33134421
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa457
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Sumario:We compared outcomes and clinical characteristics of uncomplicated Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia planned for a 14-day or >14-day course of intravenous antibiotics. Treatment failure was infrequent in both groups (0% and 5%, respectively). Catheter-associated deep vein thrombosis, immunosuppression, and valvular dysfunction were associated with a longer planned duration of therapy.

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