Enterococcus faecalis in blood cultures—a prospective study on the role of persistent bacteremia

Karl Oldberg; Magnus Rasmussen

doi:10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115433

Enterococcus faecalis in blood cultures—a prospective study on the role of persistent bacteremia

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Enterococcus faecalis can cause infective endocarditis and other complicated infections. We prospectively investigate the incidence of persistent bacteremia with E. faecalis. Of 50 episodes with monomicrobial E. faecalis bacteremia the control blood culture after 48 to 72 hours was positive in 5 episodes (10%) of which 4 had a complicated focal infection.

Original language	English
Article number	115433
Journal	Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease
Volume	101
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2021.115433
Publication status	Published - 2021 Sept

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Infectious Medicine

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Bacteremia
Enterococcus faecalis
Infective endocarditis
Persistent bacteremia

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Enterococcus faecalis in blood cultures—a prospective study on the role of persistent bacteremia

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