Detection of septic metastases in catheter-related Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia using 18FFDG-PET/CT: a before-and-after study
[18F]FDG-PET/CT use in patients with CR-SAB was associated with a higher rate of septic metastases diagnosis, mainly pulmonary and osteoarticular, resulting in longer treatment, but no differences in clinical outcomes were observed.
Authors
- Cristina Pitart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3083-7915)
- Guillermo Cuervo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7075-943X)
- Laura Morata (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5795-0814)
- Àlex Soriano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9374-0811)
- Andrés Perissinotti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4190-2425)
- Miguel Ángel Verdejo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7870-0515)
- Mateu Espasa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4822-1024)
- Pedro Puerta‐Alcalde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2490-0217)
- D. Fuster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8809-697X)
- Carolina García‐Vidal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8915-0683)
- Marta Bodro (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0520-8279)
- Sabina Herrera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5057-354X)
- Ana del Rı́o
- Marta Hernández-Meneses
- José Antonio Martínez
- Daniela Malano-Barletta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0114-1301)
Institutions
- Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (ES)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red (ES)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Consorci Institut D'Investigacions Biomediques August Pi I Sunyer (ES)
- Universitat de Barcelona (ES)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-05-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12879-025-11055-6
- Primary Topic
- Infective Endocarditis Diagnosis and Management
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- European Commission
- European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
- Instituto de Salud Carlos III