[Personalized management of Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia: guidelines for optimal diagnostics and treatment]

Abstract

Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia requires personalized management, as a 'one-size-fits-all' approach is not suitable in this severe infection. Risk-stratification should be used to determine the additional diagnostic work-up needed to define the specific S. aureus diagnosis. To avoid over- and undertreatment, it is of importance to define a specific clinical diagnosis in this often complex and heterogeneous infection.