Correction: Vol. 11, No. 4.In "Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus au·re·us n. A bacterium that causes furunculosis, pyemia, osteomyelitis, suppuration of wounds, and food poisoning. Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus pyogenes Bacteremia bacteremia: see septicemia. bacteremia Presence of bacteria in the blood. Short-term bacteremia follows dental or surgical procedures, especially if local infection or very high-risk surgery releases bacteria from isolated sites. , Australia," by Peter Collignon et al., an error occurred. On page 556, in Table 1, in line 10 of column 6, the value indicating total bloodstream blood·stream n. The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an organism. bloodstream the blood flowing through the circulatory system in the living body. infections over study period (all orgs) in Hospital E should be 1,296. The corrected table appears in the online article at http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/EID/vol11no04/040772.htm#table 1 We regret any confusion this error may have caused. |
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