URGENT Infectious Disease consultation strongly recommended:
URGENT treatment and source control are essential:
Remove the focus of infection if possible (e.g. catheter-associated bacteremia; drainable abscess, etc.).
Repeat blood cultures every 48 hours after until negative to document sterilization and determine duration of therapy.
Persistent bacteremia after initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy warrants careful reassessment and suggests inadequate source control or presence of an endovascular infection.
Complicating factors include:
Content derived from: NB Provincial Health Authorities Anti-Infective Stewardship Committee. Management of Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia. 2021-02.