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- Title
Dwindling Utilization of Central Venous Catheter Tip Cultures: An Analysis of Sampling Trends and Clinical Utility at 128 US Hospitals, 2009–2014.
- Authors
Lai, Yi Ling; Adjemian, Jennifer; Ricotta, Emily E; Mathew, Lauren; O'Grady, Naomi P; Kadri, Sameer S
- Abstract
At 128 US hospitals, from 2009–2014, a 17% decline occurred annually in central venous catheter tips sent for culture: a 6-fold decrease from blood culture sampling trends. The positive predictive value was low (23%). Tip culture use often does not conform to recommendations and offers limited independent treatment opportunities.
- Subjects
UNITED States; BLOOD; BLOODBORNE infections; CELL culture; CROSS infection; HEALTH facilities; MEDICAL protocols; PREDICTIVE tests; CENTRAL venous catheters; CATHETER-related infections
- Publication
Clinical Infectious Diseases, 2019, Vol 69, Issue 10, p1797
- ISSN
1058-4838
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1093/cid/ciz218