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J. Clin. Microbiol. · May 2006
Comparative StudyProspective study of the value of quantitative culture of organisms from blood collected through central venous catheters in differentiating between contamination and bloodstream infection.
- Ioannis Chatzinikolaou, Hend Hanna, Rabih Darouiche, George Samonis, Jeffrey Tarrand, and Issam Raad.
- University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
- J. Clin. Microbiol. 2006 May 1; 44 (5): 1834-5.
AbstractCollection of blood through a central venous catheter for the diagnosis of bacteremia is a debated topic. Quantitative cultures of organisms from blood collected through central venous catheters were found to be highly sensitive, specific, and predictive of bacteremia, especially when a cutoff point of 15 colonies of skin organisms was used.
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