Low-Risk Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia Patients Do Not Require Routine Diagnostic Imaging: A Multicenter, Retrospective, Cohort Study.
Marianne M C HendriksKris S A SchwerenAyden KleijMarvin A H BerrevoetsEmma de JongPeter van WijngaardenHeidi S M AmmerlaanAnja VosSander van AssenKitty SliekerJet H GisolfMihai G NeteaJaap Ten OeverIlse J E KouijzerPublished in: Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (2024)
Our study advocates risk stratification for the management of SAB patients. Prerequisites are follow-up blood cultures, bedside infectious diseases consultation, and a critical review of disease evolution. Using this approach, routine imaging could be omitted in low-risk patients.