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01.06.2004 | Concise Article
Non-epidermidis coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia: clinical predictors of true bacteremia
verfasst von:
J. Ruhe, A. Menon, D. Mushatt, P. Dejace, R. Hasbun
Erschienen in:
European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases
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Ausgabe 6/2004
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Abstract
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.