Microbiological diagnosis of catheter-related infections / Diagnóstico microbiológico de las infecciones asociadas a catéteres intravasculares
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
; 37(10): 668-672, dic. 2019. tab
Article
in Spanish
| IBECS
| ID: ibc-189595
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ABSTRACT
This revision describes in detail the different diagnostic techniques of catheter-related infection, both in terms of catheter removal and preservation. Culture techniques based on catheter withdrawal are classified depending on the detection of extraluminal and/or intraluminal colonization, and new methodologies are described. In general, the most important recommendations are (a) do not send for culture catheter tips without suspicion of infection, (b) Maki's technique is the standard for detecting extraluminal colonization, (c) take 2 pairs of peripheral blood cultures before starting antibiotic treatment, (d) use skin and connections/connectors cultures for the conservative diagnosis due to their high negative predictive value (Gram and culture), and (e) take differential quantitative blood cultures though all catheter lumens and through a peripheral vein
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National databases
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Spain
Database:
IBECS
Main subject:
Bacterial Infections
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Catheter-Related Infections
Limits:
Humans
Language:
Spanish
Journal:
Enferm. infecc. microbiol. clín. (Ed. impr.)
Year:
2019
Document type:
Article
Institution/Affiliation country:
Hospital General Nuestra Señora del Prado/Spain
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Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón/Spain
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Hospital Reina Sofía/Spain
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Hospital de Soria/Spain