Staphylococcus Aureus Bacteremia

<aside> <img src="/icons/alert_gray.svg" alt="/icons/alert_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia is one of the most common as well as one of the most serious conditions in infectious diseases. Teaching topics could include mechanisms of resistance and virulence, establishing the source of infection, and treatment. Below are several common areas of confusion as well as targeted topics arranged for learners at different stages of training.

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Resources are organized into three categories, Asynchronous Learning, Clinical Environment, and Patient Care Decisions.
- Items tagged for use in Asynchronous Learning could be assigned to learners before or after a patient encounter to prime or consolidate information (ex., articles, FOAMed content)
- Items tagged for use in the Clinical Environment may be useful to deploy on rounds (ex., chalk talks, images, visuals)
- Items tagged for use in Patient Care Decisions may help guide learners toward specific clinical management recommendations (ex., guidance documents)
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<aside> <img src="/icons/hammer_gray.svg" alt="/icons/hammer_gray.svg" width="40px" /> Potential Learning Goals by Training Level

Below are some common areas of confusion for learners at different stages of training.

Level	Common Areas of Confusion
Student	Virulence factors and mechanisms of resistance
Clinical evaluation of the patient
Common clinical syndromes (e.g. endocarditis, bone and joint, primary bloodstream
Resident	First line therapies (especially MSSA vs MRSA)
Workup for metastatic infection, e.g., Echocardiography (transthoracic vs transesophageal)
Monitoring response to therapy (repeat cultures, etc.)
Endocarditis risk stratification scores (e.g. Duke Criteria)
Fellow	Nuances of treatment (combination therapy, salvage regimens, oral and long-acting agents, rifampin)
Duration of treatment (complicated vs uncomplicated)
Surgical/interventional management of complications

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Toolkit Resources

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