A 53-year old male admitted for episodes of sustained ventricular tachycardia subjected to electrical cardioversion, carrier of a right femoral central venous catheter, began with febrile peaks, and Staphylococcus epidermidis was isolated in the blood cultures.
What is the value of isolation in the blood cultures of S. epidermidis, a microorganism that forms a part of the usual flora of the skin and mucous of the patient? How should this situation be managed? Should an antimicrobial agent be administered? Which one? For how long?
2011-05-09
Spa.
Revista clinica espanola
Unidad de Patología Infecciosa, Hospital Infanta Cristina, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Badajoz, España.
Rev Clin Esp. 2011 May;211(5):247-50
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