Community-acquired Staphylococcus aureus bacteriuria: a warning microbiological marker for infective endocarditis?

Thomas LafonAna Catalina Hernandez PadillaArthur BaisseLucie LavaudMarine GoudelinOlivier BarraudThomas DaixBruno FrancoisPhilippe Vignon

Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)

This study suggests that community-acquired SA bacteriuria should warn the emergency physician about a potentially associated left-sided infective endocarditis in ED patients without risk factors for UT colonization.

Keyphrases

emergency department
staphylococcus aureus
healthcare
end stage renal disease
mental health
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
primary care
public health
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
emergency medical