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When is coagulase-negative Staphylococcus bacteraemia clinically significant?
1 Jul 2013
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BACKGROUND: Coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS) are common contaminants in blood cultures (BC). A prospective study of patients with ≥ 2 blood culture sets and at least 1 positive CoNS BC was performed to develop an algorithm to assist in determining the clinical significance of CoNS bacteraemia. METHODS: A single reviewer examined the medical records of patients with CoNS bacteraemia (January-June 2010). The...
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