Onset of symptoms, diagnostic confirmation, and occurrence of multiple infective foci in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infection: a look into the order of events and potential clinical implications

ConclusionsThe sequence of clinical symptoms, diagnostic confirmation, and occurrence of multiple infective foci varied considerably with different infective foci in SAB. Based on these results, we propose a pragmatic and evidence-based terminology for the clinical course of SAB and suggest the terms “portal of entry”, “infective focus”, “multiple infective foci”, and “dominant infective focus”.
Source: Infection - Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research