TY - JOUR
T1 - Non-epidermidis coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia
T2 - Clinical predictors of true bacteremia
AU - Ruhe, J.
AU - Menon, A.
AU - Mushatt, D.
AU - Dejace, P.
AU - Hasbun, R.
PY - 2004/6
Y1 - 2004/6
N2 - In order to explore the clinical significance and risk factors for true bacteremia caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) other than Staphylococcus epidermidis, a retrospective cohort study of 160 patients with at least one blood culture positive for non-epidermidis CNS was performed. True bacteremia was diagnosed in 32 (20%) of the patients. On multivariate analysis the following factors were associated with true bacteremia: (i) more than one positive blood culture, (ii) presence of a central venous catheter, and (iii) methicillin resistance. The results of this study indicate that non-epidermidis CNS can cause significant bloodstream infections.
AB - In order to explore the clinical significance and risk factors for true bacteremia caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) other than Staphylococcus epidermidis, a retrospective cohort study of 160 patients with at least one blood culture positive for non-epidermidis CNS was performed. True bacteremia was diagnosed in 32 (20%) of the patients. On multivariate analysis the following factors were associated with true bacteremia: (i) more than one positive blood culture, (ii) presence of a central venous catheter, and (iii) methicillin resistance. The results of this study indicate that non-epidermidis CNS can cause significant bloodstream infections.
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U2 - 10.1007/s10096-004-1134-4
DO - 10.1007/s10096-004-1134-4
M3 - Article
C2 - 15141334
AN - SCOPUS:3142596404
SN - 0934-9723
VL - 23
SP - 495
EP - 498
JO - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
JF - European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
IS - 6
ER -