Thomas L Holland, Christopher Arnold, Vance G Fowler
IMPORTANCE: Several management strategies may improve outcomes in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia. OBJECTIVES: To review evidence of management strategies for S. aureus bacteremia to determine whether transesophageal echocardiography is necessary in all adult cases and what is the optimal antibiotic therapy for methicillin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA) bacteremia. EVIDENCE REVIEW: A PubMed search from inception through May 2014 was performed to identify studies addressing the role of transesophageal echocardiography in S...
October 1, 2014: JAMA