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Enterococcus faecalis in blood cultures-a prospective study on the role of persistent bacteremia.
- Source :
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Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease [Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis] 2021 Sep; Vol. 101 (1), pp. 115433. Date of Electronic Publication: 2021 May 18. - Publication Year :
- 2021
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Abstract
- Enterococcus faecalis can cause infective endocarditis and other complicated infections. We prospectively investigate the incidence of persistent bacteremia with E. faecalis. Of 50 episodes with monomicrobial E. faecalis bacteremia the control blood culture after 48 to 72 hours was positive in 5 episodes (10%) of which 4 had a complicated focal infection.<br />Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interests The authors have no conflicts of interests.<br /> (Copyright © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Subjects :
- Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia epidemiology
Bacteremia microbiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial diagnosis
Endocarditis, Bacterial epidemiology
Endocarditis, Bacterial microbiology
Female
Focal Infection diagnosis
Focal Infection epidemiology
Focal Infection microbiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections epidemiology
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections microbiology
Humans
Incidence
Male
Prospective Studies
Bacteremia diagnosis
Blood Culture
Enterococcus faecalis isolation & purification
Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections diagnosis
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1879-0070
- Volume :
- 101
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 34139401
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115433