Clinical Reasoning of Infectious Diseases Physicians Behind the Use or Nonuse of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. (28th September 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Young, Heather; Knepper, Bryan C.; Price, Connie S.; Heard, Susan; Jenkins, Timothy C.
• Is Part Of: Open forum infectious diseases. Volume 3:Number 4(2016)
• Publication Date: 2016-09-28
• Subjects: echocardiography -- Staphylococcus aureus -- Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia -- transesophageal echocardiography; Communicable diseases -- Periodicals; Medical microbiology -- Periodicals; Infection -- Periodicals; 616.9
• DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofw204
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2328-8957

Abstract

Abstract: In this prospective cohort with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed in 24% of cases. Consulting Infectious Diseases physicians most frequently cited low suspicion for endocarditis due to rapid clearance of blood cultures and the presence of a secondary focus requiring an extended treatment duration as reasons for foregoing TEE.