Clinical Reasoning of Infectious Diseases Physicians Behind the Use or Nonuse of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia | Zendy

Heather Young | Zendy; Bryan Knepper | Zendy; Connie Price | Zendy; Susan Heard | Zendy; Timothy C Jenkins | Zendy

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Clinical Reasoning of Infectious Diseases Physicians Behind the Use or Nonuse of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia

Author(s) -

Heather Young,

Bryan Knepper,

Connie Price,

Susan Heard,

Timothy C Jenkins

Publication year - 2016

Publication title -

open forum infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.546

H-Index - 35

ISSN - 2328-8957

DOI - 10.1093/ofid/ofw204

Subject(s) - medicine , bacteremia , endocarditis , staphylococcus aureus , prospective cohort study , blood culture , cohort , staphylococcal infections , infective endocarditis , intensive care medicine , antibiotics , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , genetics , biology

In this prospective cohort with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed in 24% of cases. Consulting Infectious Diseases physicians most frequently cited low suspicion for endocarditis due to rapid clearance of blood cultures and the presence of a secondary focus requiring an extended treatment duration as reasons for foregoing TEE.

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