Differential time to positivity is not predictive for central line-related Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection in routine clinical care

J Infect. 2014 Sep;69(3):293-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2014.05.009. Epub 2014 Jun 2.

Authors

Robert Krause¹, Thomas Valentin², Martin Hönigl², Ines Zollner-Schwetz²

Affiliations

¹ Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, A-8036 Graz, Austria. Electronic address: robert.krause@medunigraz.at.
² Section of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Medical University of Graz, Auenbruggerplatz 15, A-8036 Graz, Austria.

PMID: 24882033
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2014.05.009

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Bacteremia / diagnosis*
Catheter-Related Infections / diagnosis*
Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects*
Humans
Staphylococcal Infections / diagnosis*
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*