Staphylococcus aureus in a single positive blood culture: causes and outcome

Riad Khatib; Courtney Schaffer; Leonard B Johnson

doi:10.1080/00365540210147994

Staphylococcus aureus in a single positive blood culture: causes and outcome

Scand J Infect Dis. 2002;34(9):645-7. doi: 10.1080/00365540210147994.

Authors

Riad Khatib¹, Courtney Schaffer, Leonard B Johnson

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, Michigan 48236, USA. [email protected]

PMID: 12374352
DOI: 10.1080/00365540210147994

Abstract

Single positive culture was encountered in 61/235 patients (26%) with Staphylococcus aureus in blood culture over a 2-y period. It represented either true bacteremia (n = 52 cases; 85.2%) or contamination (n = 9; 14.8%). In comparison to cases with < or = 2 positive cultures, these patients did not have less severe disease or a lower incidence of complications.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacteremia / classification*
Bacteremia / complications
Bacteremia / mortality
Equipment Contamination
Humans
Retrospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Staphylococcal Infections / classification*
Staphylococcal Infections / complications
Staphylococcal Infections / mortality
Staphylococcus aureus / isolation & purification*