It is common practice to perform culture of the tip of a catheter when a previously indwelling vascular catheter is removed for presumed infection. This study was conducted to determine the effect of hemodialysis catheter tip cultures (CTCs) on patient management.
Department of Radiology, Division of Interventional Radiology, University of Pennsylvania Medical Center, 1 Silverstein, 3400 Spruce Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104, USA.
