| Literature DB >> 16672415 |
Ioannis Chatzinikolaou1, Hend Hanna, Rabih Darouiche, George Samonis, Jeffrey Tarrand, Issam Raad.
Abstract
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.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID: 16672415 PMCID: PMC1479189 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.44.5.1834-1835.2006
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948