Use of Transthoracic Echocardiography in the Management of Low-Risk Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia
Author(s) -
Adrienne Showler,
Lisa Burry,
Anthony D. Bai,
Marilyn Steinberg,
Daniel Ricciuto,
Tânia Fernandes,
Anna Chiu,
Sumit Raybardhan,
Michelle Science,
Eshan Fernando,
Chaim M. Bell,
Andrew M. Morris
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
jacc. cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 5.79
H-Index - 120
eISSN - 1936-878X
pISSN - 1876-7591
DOI - 10.1016/j.jcmg.2015.02.027
Subject(s) - bacteremia , staphylococcus aureus , medicine , cardiology , intensive care medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , bacteria , antibiotics , biology , genetics
The aim of this study was to develop a prediction model to identify patients with low-risk Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), in whom infective endocarditis (IE) can be ruled out based on transthoracic echocardiogram (TTE).
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