Intravenous Catheter-Associated Bacteremia: Role of the Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory |
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| Authors: | Kent Crossley John M. Matsen |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Internal Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455;Department of Laboratory Medicine, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455;Department of Microbiology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455;Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455 |
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| Abstract: | A 2-year review of 316 routine intravenous catheter cultures revealed 57 positive cultures (18%), with 57% of the 74 organisms recovered interpreted as pathogens. There were five episodes of catheter-associated septicemia. |
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