TY - JOUR
T1 - Prospective study of the value of quantitative culture of organisms from blood collected through central venous catheters in differentiating between contamination and bloodstream infection
AU - Chatzinikolaou, Ioannis
AU - Hanna, Hend
AU - Darouiche, Rabih
AU - Samonis, George
AU - Tarrand, Jeffrey
AU - Raad, Issam
PY - 2006/5
Y1 - 2006/5
N2 - Collection 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.
AB - Collection 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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U2 - 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1834-1835.2006
DO - 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1834-1835.2006
M3 - Article
C2 - 16672415
AN - SCOPUS:33646584155
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 44
SP - 1834
EP - 1835
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 5
ER -