Positron emission tomography-computed tomography in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: worth the wait?

Clin Microbiol Infect. 2023 Nov;29(11):1361-1363. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.07.027. Epub 2023 Aug 2.

Authors

Thomas W van der Vaart¹, Vance G Fowler Jr²

Affiliations

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Amsterdam UMC, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
² Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA; Duke Clinical Research Institute, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA. Electronic address: fowle003@mc.duke.edu.

PMID: 37541582
DOI: 10.1016/j.cmi.2023.07.027

No abstract available

Keywords: PET/CT; Quality-adjusted life year; Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Bacteremia* / diagnostic imaging
Bacteremia* / microbiology
Humans
Positron Emission Tomography Computed Tomography* / methods
Staphylococcal Infections* / diagnostic imaging
Staphylococcal Infections* / microbiology
Staphylococcus aureus* / isolation & purification