Bacteremia: Difference between revisions

Revision as of 23:41, 18 August 2020

The presence of bacteria in the blood
May be primary (associated with intravascular devices or catheters) or secondary (from some focus of infection)
May be community-acquired (onset within 48 hours of admission) or nosocomial (onset after 48 hours from admission)
Pseudobacteremia refers to blood culture contamination

See Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia, separately
Treat empirically, narrow when possible
Duration is as usual for underlying source of bacteremia, except Staph. aureus
Usually not more than 7 days

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-== Management ==
+== Background ==
+* The presence of bacteria in the blood
-* See [[Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia]], separately
+* May be primary (associated with intravascular devices or catheters) or secondary (from some focus of infection)
-* Treat empirically, narrow when possible
+* May be community-acquired (onset within 48 hours of admission) or nosocomial (onset after 48 hours from admission)
-* Duration is as usual for underlying source of bacteremia, except ''Staph. aureus''
+* Pseudobacteremia refers to blood culture contamination
-* Usually not more than 7 days
+==Management==
+*See [[Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia]], separately
+*Treat empirically, narrow when possible
+*Duration is as usual for underlying source of bacteremia, except ''Staph. aureus''
+*Usually not more than 7 days
 [[Category:Infectious syndromes]]