| Literature DB >> 18171225 |
Miquel B Ekkelenkamp1, Tjomme van der Bruggen, David A M C van de Vijver, Tom F W Wolfs, Marc J M Bonten.
Abstract
Patients with Staphylococcus aureus colonization of an intravascular catheter but without demonstrated bacteremia within 24 h after intravascular catheter removal had a 24% (12 of 49 patients) chance of subsequent S. aureus bacteremia if they did not receive immediate antistaphylococcal antibiotics. Treatment within 24 h after intravascular catheter removal led to a 83% reduction in the incidence of subsequent bacteremia.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18171225 DOI: 10.1086/524077
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Infect Dis ISSN: 1058-4838 Impact factor: 9.079