Abstract
Echocardiography can help distinguish simple and uncomplicated bacteremias from true cases of infective endocarditis and guide the type and duration of antibiotic therapy in a more precise and cost-effective manner. Empiric long-term antibiotic therapy is no longer uniformly recommended for all cases of S aureus bacteremia, although experts disagree about the optimal length of therapy.
MeSH terms
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Algorithms
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Anti-Bacterial Agents / therapeutic use
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Bacteremia / drug therapy*
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Bacteremia / microbiology
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Echocardiography, Transesophageal
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / diagnostic imaging*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / drug therapy*
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Endocarditis, Bacterial / microbiology
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Humans
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Risk Factors
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Staphylococcal Infections / complications
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Staphylococcal Infections / drug therapy*
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Staphylococcus aureus*
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Time Factors