Clinical-microbiological management of blood cultures positive for coagulase-negative staphylococci

Clinical-microbiological management of blood cultures positive for coagulase-negative staphylococci

A 53-year old male admitted for episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia subjected to electrical cardioversion, carrier of a right femoral central venous catheter, began with febrile peaks, and Staphylococcus epidermidis was isolated in the blood cultures. What is the value of isolation in the...

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Veröffentlicht in:Revista clínica espanõla 2011-05, Vol.211 (5), p.247-250
Hauptverfasser: Rodríguez-Vidigal, F F, Fajardo Olivares, M, Hidalgo Orozco, R, Vera Tomé, A, Nogales Muñoz, N, Muñoz Sanz, A
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Sprache:spa
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Bacteremia - blood
Bacteremia - microbiology
Coagulase
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Staphylococcus epidermidis - enzymology
Staphylococcus epidermidis - isolation & purification
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Zusammenfassung:A 53-year old male admitted for episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia subjected to electrical cardioversion, carrier of a right femoral central venous catheter, began with febrile peaks, and Staphylococcus epidermidis was isolated in the blood cultures. What is the value of isolation in the blood cultures of S. epidermidis, a microorganism that forms a part of the usual flora of the skin and mucous of the patient? How should this situation be managed? Should an antimicrobial agent be administered? Which one? For how long?
ISSN:1578-1860
DOI:10.1016/j.rce.2011.02.004