Current management of Staphylococcus aureus | 32nd ICC

This keynote lecture was presented at the 32nd International Congress of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ICC) in Perth, Australia.

In this lecture on management of S. aureus, Prof. Steven Tong (Doherty Institute, Royal Melbourne Hospital), presents on the following topics:

Epidemiology
Principles of care
Current controversies
Echocardiography
Penicillin susceptible S. aureus (PSSA)
Methicillin sensitive S. Aureus (MSSA)
Oral switch
PET/CT scans

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0:00 Introduction
1:30 An everyday infectious disease
6:21 Getting the basics right
9:17 Repeating blood cultures
12:26 Do all patients need echocardiography?
16:48 Results - EUCAST P1 disc
20:02 Cefazolin inoculum effect
22:22 Salvage with ertapenem
24:44 Oral switch - SABATO

Disclaimer
The webinars / lectures provided by the International Society of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy (ISAC) are for informational purposes only. No material contained herein is intended to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis, treatment or national / local guidelines.
The opinions expressed in a webinar are those of the author(s) only and may not necessarily represent the views of ISAC. Where links are provided to other sites and resources of third parties, these links are provided for your information only. ISAC neither endorses not accepts responsibility for the contents of those sites or resources.