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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1996-3-20
pubmed:abstractText
Intravascular catheters are contaminated by bacterial flora present on the patient's own skin or on the hands of the personnel manipulating the catheter-tubing junction. In the former case, contamination is more often extraluminal and often leads to CRS soon after catheter insertion. In the second circumstance, contamination preferentially involves the endoluminal route and results in bacteremia after the initial 10 to 14 days of catheter use. Effective prevention relies on thorough aseptic technique during insertion of the catheter or manipulation of its hub. Further studies are required to define the best means of achieving permanent sterilization of the insertion site. New hub designs should reduce the risk of hub contamination and CRS in prolonged intravascular catheterizations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0196-6553
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
23
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
310-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-8-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Pathogenesis and prevention of catheter-related septicemia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitari del Mar, Barcelona, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review