PT - JOURNAL ARTICLE AU - Alice I. Kim AU - Karim A. Adal AU - Steven K. Schmitt TI - <em>Staphylococcus aureus</em> bacteremia: Using echocardiography to guide length of therapy DP - 2003 Jun 01 TA - Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine PG - 517--533 VI - 70 IP - 6 4099 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/6/517.short 4100 - http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/6/517.full SO - Cleve Clin J Med2003 Jun 01; 70 AB - Echocardiography can help distinguish simple and uncomplicated bacteremias from true cases of infective endocarditis and guide the type and duration of antibiotic therapy in a more precise and cost-effective manner. Empiric long-term antibiotic therapy is no longer uniformly recommended for all cases of S aureus bacteremia, although experts disagree about the optimal length of therapy.