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Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia and endocarditis. New diagnostic and therapeutic concepts
1Division of Adult Infectious Diseases, Harbor-University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center.
Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
|March 1, 1993
Abstract:
Staphylococcus aureus is an important and prevalent cause of both uncomplicated bacteremia, as well as endocarditis. This article addresses the following controversial strategies: diagnosis of endocarditis in staphylococcemic populations; optimal treatment strategies for right-sided and left-sided S. aureus endocarditis; use of echocardiography in S. aureus endocarditis; and therapy options for catheter-associated staphylococcemias.