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We reviewed the charts of adults with SCD and BSI who were admitted to our hospital between April 1999 and August 2003. During this period a total of 1,692 hospital admissions for 193 adults with SCD were identified and 28% of these patients had at least 1 episode of positive blood cultures, with 69 episodes (17%) considered true BSI. Nosocomial BSI occurred in 34 episodes (49%). Among community BSI, in contrast to BSI in children with SCD, <jats:italic>Streptococcus pneumoniae<\/jats:italic> was rarely encountered. A high incidence of staphylococcal BSI in adults with SCD was noted. Twenty\u2010eight percent of all BSI were caused by <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>, and 15 of 22 isolates (68%) of these were methicillin\u2010resistant. Gram\u2010negative organisms, anaerobes, and yeast were found in 21 (27%), 3 (4%), and 4 isolates (5%) of BSI, respectively. 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