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A 1.5 Hour Procedure for Identification of Enterococcus Species Directly from Blood Cultures
Published on: February 10, 2011
Enterococcus spp. in a single blood culture: bacteremia or contamination?
R Khatib1, V Labalo1, M Sharma1
1Department of Medicine, St John Hospital & Medical Center, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI, USA.
Abstract:
We retrospectively evaluated adult cases with Enterococcus spp. in 1 blood culture (BC) (1/1/2010-12/31/2015; n=294) and stratified them into bacteremia or contamination. Contamination frequency was similar in community versus hospital-onset, E. faecalis versus E. faecium, and number of BC drawn per day. Contamination predictors were vancomycin-resistance, ampicillin-resistance, commensal organism copresence, and nonurinary/abdominal sources.
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