Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a UK tertiary referral centre: a 'transoesophageal echocardiogram for all' policy | Zendy

E. Holden | Zendy; Ahmed Muhammad Bashir | Zendy; I. Das | Zendy; H. Craig Morton | Zendy; Christopher D Steadman | Zendy; Peter Nightingale | Zendy; Richard P. Steeds | Zendy; Miruna David | Zendy

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Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia in a UK tertiary referral centre: a 'transoesophageal echocardiogram for all' policy

Author(s) -

E. Holden,

Ahmed Muhammad Bashir,

I. Das,

H. Craig Morton,

Christopher D Steadman,

Peter Nightingale,

Richard P. Steeds,

Miruna David

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124

H-Index - 194

eISSN - 1460-2091

pISSN - 0305-7453

DOI - 10.1093/jac/dku082

Subject(s) - medicine , referral , staphylococcus aureus , infective endocarditis , incidence (geometry) , guideline , complication , endocarditis , bacteremia , surgery , cardiology , antibiotics , pathology , genetics , physics , family medicine , bacteria , optics , biology , microbiology and biotechnology

Infective endocarditis (IE) is a feared complication in up to 38% of cases of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia (SAB). BSAC guidelines recommend echocardiography in all cases of SAB. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of IE in SAB using transoesophageal echocardiography (TOE) as the first step in diagnostic imaging. This study also sought to identify clinical predictors that could improve stratification of those with and without IE.

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