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.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 1797-1800 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Clinical Infectious Diseases |
| Volume | 69 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 15 Nov 2019 |
Keywords
- central line-associated bloodstream infection
- healthcare-associated infection
- trends analysis