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Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis
; 87(3): 289-290, 2017 Mar.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-28024867
ABSTRACT
We retrospectively evaluated adult cases with Enterococcus spp. in 1 blood culture (BC) (1/1/2010-12/31/2015; n=294) and stratified them into bacteremia or contamination. Contamination frequency was similar in community versus hospital-onset, E. faecalis versus E. faecium, and number of BC drawn per day. Contamination predictors were vancomycin-resistance, ampicillin-resistance, commensal organism copresence, and nonurinary/abdominal sources.