Effect of Clinically Uninfected Orthopedic Implants and Pacemakers/AICDs in Low-Risk Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection on Crude Mortality Rate: A Post Hoc Analysis of a Large Cohort Study
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DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz170
Abstract: Abstract Background The standard treatment duration in low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream (SAB) is 14 days. However, it is unclear whether an extended course of antimicrobial therapy is necessary in patients with clinically uninfected prosthetic joints/osteosyntheses… read more here.
Keywords: staphylococcus aureus; sab; duration; low risk ... See more keywords