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Clinical utility of blood cultures drawn from indwelling central venous catheters in hospitalized patients with cancer.

DesJardin JA, Falagas ME, Ruthazer R, Griffith J, Wawrose D, Schenkein D, Miller K, Snydman DR.

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Clinical utility of blood cultures drawn from central venous or arterial catheters in critically ill surgical patients.

Martinez JA, DesJardin JA, Aronoff M, Supran S, Nasraway SA, Snydman DR.

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Clinical utility of blood cultures drawn from central vein catheters and peripheral venipuncture in critically ill medical patients.

Beutz M, Sherman G, Mayfield J, Fraser VJ, Kollef MH.

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[Contamination of blood cultures drawn from central vein catheter and peripheral venipuncture. Prospective study of 75 pairs]

Kallel H, Dammak H, Mahjoubi F, Bahloul M, Turki E, Chelly H, Rekik N, Hammami A, Bouaziz M.

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Comparison of utility of blood cultures from intravascular catheters and peripheral veins: a systematic review and decision analysis.

Falagas ME, Kazantzi MS, Bliziotis IA.

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Hub qualitative blood culture is useful for diagnosis of catheter-related infections in critically ill patients.

Tanguy M, Seguin P, Laviolle B, Desbordes L, Mallédant Y.

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Central venous blood culture: a useful test for catheter colonisation?

Juste RN, Hannan M, Glendenning A, Azadian B, Soni N.

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Differential time to positivity: a useful method for diagnosing catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Raad I, Hanna HA, Alakech B, Chatzinikolaou I, Johnson MM, Tarrand J.

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In situ diagnosis of intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infection: a comparison of quantitative culture, differential time to positivity, and endoluminal brushing.

Catton JA, Dobbins BM, Kite P, Wood JM, Eastwood K, Sugden S, Sandoe JA, Burke D, McMahon MJ, Wilcox MH.

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Diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infections among pediatric oncology patients lacking a peripheral culture, using differential time to detection.

Gaur AH, Flynn PM, Heine DJ, Giannini MA, Shenep JL, Hayden RT.

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Diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection in neonates: a study on the value of differential time to positivity of paired blood cultures.

Guerti K, Ieven M, Mahieu L.

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The use of the arterial line as a source for blood cultures.

Levin PD, Hersch M, Rudensky B, Yinnon AM.

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Comparison of two blood sampling methods in anticoagulation therapy: venipuncture and peripheral venous catheter.

Zengin N, Enç N.

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[An evaluation of blood cultures obtained via a central venous catheter]

Alvarez Lerma F, Baro Tomás T, Marrugat J, Molina Latorre R, Vázquez Sánchez A, Solsona Durán JF.

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How long does it take to "rule out" bacteremia in children with central venous catheters?

Shah SS, Downes KJ, Elliott MR, Bell LM, McGowan KL, Metlay JP.

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Comparison of contamination rates of catheter-drawn and peripheral blood cultures.

McBryde ES, Tilse M, McCormack J.

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Validity of earlier positivity of central venous blood cultures in comparison with peripheral blood cultures for diagnosing catheter-related bacteremia in cancer patients.

Malgrange VB, Escande MC, Theobald S.

J Clin Microbiol. 2001 Jan;39(1):274-8.PMID: 11136783 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

[Usefulness of blood cultures from central venous catheters in the diagnosis of infection of the catheter tip]

Roncoroni AJ, Pereyra JC, Valentini R.

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A randomized and prospective study of 3 procedures for the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection without catheter withdrawal.

Bouza E, Alvarado N, Alcalá L, Pérez MJ, Rincón C, Muñoz P.

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Clinical practice of obtaining blood cultures from patients with a central venous catheter in place: an international survey.

Falagas ME, Ierodiakonou V, Alexiou VG.

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