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

Conclusions 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.
Source: Journal of Hospital Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research