Context Clinicians order blood cultures liberally among patients in whom bacteremia is
suspected, though a small proportion of blood cultures yield true-positive results. Ordering …

Sepsis, a leading cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the world, is a clinical
syndrome with signs and symptoms relating to an infectious event and the consequent …

Guidance regarding indications for initial or follow-up blood cultures is limited. We
conducted a scoping review of articles published between January 2004 and June 2019 that …

Staphylococcus aureus, a ubiquitous pathogen, is the most common bacteria involved in
purulent acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSI) 1. Over the years …

Background Bacteremia affects 200,000 patients per year, with the potential for significant
morbidity and mortality. Blood cultures are considered the most sensitive method for …

OBJECTIVES: Because of the difficulty of obtaining bacterial cultures from patients with
cellulitis and erysipelas, the microbiology of these common infections remains incompletely …

An aging population and obesity have both contributed to a rising incidence of lower limb
cellulitis; the most important predisposing factors include older age, obesity, venous …

Staphylococcus aureus and β-hemolytic streptococci (BHS) are the 2 main types of bacteria
causing soft-tissue infections. Historically, BHS were believed to be the primary cause of …

Direct detection technologies for pathogenic microorganisms are emerging to be applied in
the diagnosis of serious bloodstream infections and infections at sterile body sites, as well …

Despite better epidemiological or bacteriological knowledge of common bacterial skin
infections, the exact role of methicillin-resistant staphylococci needs regular surveys in …