RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia: Using echocardiography to guide length of therapy JF Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine JO Cleve Clin J Med FD Cleveland Clinic SP 517 OP 533 VO 70 IS 6 A1 Alice I. Kim A1 Karim A. Adal A1 Steven K. Schmitt YR 2003 UL http://www.ccjm.org/content/70/6/517.abstract 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.