Do you routinely perform echocardiography in patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia deemed low risk for metastatic infection, or do you selectively omit it based on specific clinical criteria?

A limitation of the applicability of this study is that no isolates of MRSA were detected. Thus, there would be no strains, such as USA300-like strains, with both virulence and resistance mechanisms.

In this situation, the goal is to avoid morbidity and mortality from a uniformly deadly disease: S. ...

It’s helpful to know if valve is involved or not to decide length of antibiotics and future care.