SAB

Positive blood culture results and all of the following:

• Intravascular catheter source of infection (if present) removed within 5 days

• Negative follow-up blood cultures 24-72 hours after initial positive culture

• Defervescence within 72 hours of initial positive culture

• Echocardiogram without evidence of endocarditis

• No symptoms or signs of metastatic infection

• No indwelling intravascular prosthetic devices

• Positive follow-up blood culture for S. aureus, OR

• Persistent fever, OR

• Echocardiography with evidence of endocarditis, OR

• Symptoms or signs of metastatic infection

Minimum 14 days of therapy.

Minimum 28 days, and tailor duration according to focus of infection and clinical progression.