医院感染及其防治091014.pptVIP

* * * * * * * * The presence of some organisms, such as Propionibacterium acnes, in blood culture is unlikely to indicates true bacteremia, unless the patient is at special risk. The presence of some organisms, such as Staphylococcus aureus, should be assumed to indicate true bacteremia unless proven otherwise. Identification of coagulase-negative staphylococci in blood is one of the major reasons for vancomycin use in the United States, but most often these organisms are contaminants. The first step to interpret blood culture results when coagulase-negative staphylococci are identified is to