Differential Time to Positivity of Central and Peripheral Blood Cultures is Inaccurate for the Diagnosis of Staphylococcus aureus Long-Term Catheter-Related Sepsis.

H Bouzidi, A Emirian, A Marty,E Chachaty,A Laplanche,B Gachot,F Blot

Journal of Hospital Infection(2018)

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Abstract
These results strongly suggest that despite its high specificity, the differential positivity time may not be reliable to rule out catheter-related bloodstream infections due to S. aureus.
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Catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI),Staphylococcus aureus,Differential time to positivity,Blood cultures
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