P26 Epidemiology and risk factors associated with and clinical approach to Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia at North West Anglia Foundation Trust (NWAFT)
Abstract:Background
Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB) is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Certain patient groups are predisposed to developing SAB. Careful monitoring of these patients for persistence of bacteraemia and development of complications is important to improve prognosis. There is international consensus on (i) treating patients with at least 2 weeks of IV antibiotics, (ii) performing echocardiography to evaluate for infective endocarditis and (iii) repeating blood cultur… Show more
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