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We report a multiresistant Enterobacter cloacae outbreak in an intensive care unit, associated with mattresses and with antibacterial-treated and vapour-permeable polyurethane synthetic mattress covers of therapeutic beds.
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Beds/microbiology , Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial , Enterobacter cloacae , Enterobacteriaceae Infections/etiology , Intensive Care Units , Beds/adverse effects , Cross Infection/etiology , Cross Infection/prevention & control , Enterobacter cloacae/isolation & purification , Enterobacteriaceae Infections/prevention & control , Equipment Contamination/prevention & control , HumansABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE: To study the influence on central venous pressure (CVP), measured at the distal port, of crystalloid infusions administered through the proximal port(s) of a central venous multi-lumen catheter. PATIENTS: Thirty-one intensive care patients. INTERVENTIONS: CVP was measured at the distal port of a multi-lumen catheter inserted in the subclavian or internal jugular vein. Using the proximal port(s), saline (0.9%) was infused at rates varying from 2 ml/h to 14,340 ml/h. RESULTS: CVP measured before the infusion and during infusion (after 30 s to 1 min) were not significantly different. Positive pressure ventilation with PEEP (5.6 +/- 2.5 cmH(2)O) and/or norepinephrine infusion (0.25 +/- 0.21 microg kg(-1) min(-1)) did not produce any significant change in CVP during infusion. CONCLUSION: The administration of crystalloids at different flow rates through the proximal port(s) of a multi-lumen catheter placed in the superior vena cava does not affect CVP measurement at the distal port, even in mechanically ventilated patients or patients receiving vasopressors.
