INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER COLONIZATION IN CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN

Authors
SCHLAGER TA HIDDE M RODGER P GERMANSON TP DONOWITZ LG
Citation
Ta. Schlager et al., INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER COLONIZATION IN CRITICALLY ILL CHILDREN, Infection control and hospital epidemiology, 18(5), 1997, pp. 347-348
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Infectious Diseases
Journal title
Infection control and hospital epidemiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
0899823X
Volume
18
Issue
5
Year of publication
1997
Pages
347 - 348
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(1997)18:5<347:ICCICI>2.0.ZU;2-P
Abstract
In a prospective study, cultures were obtained of all intravascular ca theters removed from children in an intensive-care unit. Of 366 cathet ers removed from 217 children, 110 (30%) were found to be colonized, m ost commonly with coagulase-negative staphylococci. Despite the high r ate of colonization, there were only nine instances (2%) of catheter-r elated bacteremia.