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1730183

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-2-19
pubmed:abstractText
The diagnostic usefulness of two quantitative catheter culture methods was compared in a prospective study of central venous arterial catheters. The roll-plate method followed by sonication was used to culture 177 catheters from 85 patients, and the sonication method was used to culture 136 catheters from 68 patients. All patients were evaluated for catheter-related infections. Catheter-related infections were associated with greater than or equal to 100 colony-forming units (CFU) isolated from catheter tips by either roll plate (p = 0.01) or sonication (p less than 0.001). The sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values of greater than or equal to 10(3) CFU by roll plate for catheter-related septicemia were 56%, 97%, 63%, and 96% compared with 93%, 95%, 76%, and 99%, respectively, for the same level by sonication. For central venous and arterial catheters, the sonication method can distinguish infection from contamination and is superior to the roll-plate method in that it may offer a more sensitive and predictive alternative in the diagnosis of catheter-related septicemia.
pubmed:commentsCorrections
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0732-8893
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
15
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
13-20
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Quantitative tip culture methods and the diagnosis of central venous catheter-related infections.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases), University of Florida, Shands Hospital, Gainesville.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article