Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria: a warning microbiological marker for infective endocarditis?

Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria: a warning microbiological marker for infective endocarditis?

Abstract Background Urinary tract infection (UTI) is frequently diagnosed in the Emergency Department (ED). Staphylococcus aureus (SA) is an uncommon isolate in urine cultures (0.5–6% of positive urine cultures), except in patients with risk factors for urinary tract colonization. In the absence of...

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Main Authors: Thomas Lafon, Ana Catalina Hernandez Padilla, Arthur Baisse, Lucie Lavaud, Marine Goudelin, Olivier Barraud, Thomas Daix, Bruno Francois, Philippe Vignon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-06-01
Series:BMC Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Bacteriuria
Staphylococcus aureus
Bacterial endocarditis
Emergency department
Bacteremia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-019-4106-0

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