Durations of Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia according to resistance to methicillin, and to the primary foci of infection.

Little is known about the typical S. aureus bacteremias (SAB) duration following the administration of an effective antibiotic. Defining “persistence” that reflects the distribution of bacteremic durations is important as it could alert a clinician that the treatment was not successful as expected. The main purpose of this prospective study was to describe and compare SAB durations in a larg...