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Number of positive blood cultures, biofilm formation, and adhesin genes in differentiating true coagulase-negative staphylococci bacteremia from contamination.
European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases : official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology - 1 Jan 2016
Papadimitriou-Olivgeri I, Giormezis N, Papadimitriou-Olivgeris M, Zotou A, Kolonitsiou F, Koutsileou K, Fligou F, Marangos M, Anastassiou E D, Spiliopoulou I
Abstract excerpt
The significance of the number of coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS)-positive blood cultures remains obscure in regards to determining true bacteremia versus contamination. The goal of this study was to determine the predictors of real CNS bloodstream infection among intensive care unit (ICU) patients. ICU patients with at least one CNS-positive blood culture were identified from the microbiology database....
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