Abstract
BACKGROUND: Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB) is in 10% to 20% of cases complicated by infective endocarditis. Clinical prediction scores may select patients with SAB at highest risk for endocarditis, improving the diagnostic process of endocarditis. We compared the accuracy of the Prediction Of Staphylococcus aureus Infective endocarditiseTime to positivity, Iv
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