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Costs of false-positive cultures from central catheters.

Barton T, Mizuta M, Fishman N.

Ann Intern Med. 2004 Jul 20;141(2):162. No abstract available. PMID: 15262677 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Catheters, microbes, time, and gold standards.

Farr BM.

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Summaries for patients. Diagnosing catheter-related bloodstream infections.

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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.

Pediatrics. 2008 Jan;121(1):135-41.PMID: 18166567 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Prospective study of the value of quantitative culture of organisms from blood collected through central venous catheters in differentiating between contamination and bloodstream infection.

Chatzinikolaou I, Hanna H, Darouiche R, Samonis G, Tarrand J, Raad I.

J Clin Microbiol. 2006 May;44(5):1834-5.PMID: 16672415 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Utility of peripheral venous blood cultures in patients with central venous catheters.

Boyce TG.

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2000 May;19(5):491-2. No abstract available. PMID: 10819359 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

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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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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[Central catheters should be removed immediately if bacteraemia occurs]

van der Meer JT.

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A prospective, randomized trial of rifampicin-minocycline-coated and silver-platinum-carbon-impregnated central venous catheters.

Fraenkel D, Rickard C, Thomas P, Faoagali J, George N, Ware R.

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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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[Quantitative cultures from catheters, using the Brun Buisson technique]

Soloaga R, Guelfand L, Manganello S, Llanos A, Cecchi S, Schmoll V, Cambareri M, Fernández A, Gutfraind Z, Tokumoto M.

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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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Detection of catheter-related bloodstream infections by the differential-time-to-positivity method and gram stain-acridine orange leukocyte cytospin test in neutropenic patients after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation.

Krause R, Auner HW, Gorkiewicz G, Wölfler A, Daxboeck F, Linkesch W, Krejs GJ, Wenisch C, Reisinger EC.

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Diagnosing catheter-related bloodstream infection without catheter removal? Not so fast!

Rijnders BJ.

Clin Infect Dis. 2007 Jul 1;45(1):138; author reply 138-9. No abstract available. PMID: 17554721 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Pseudobacteraemia: stowaways in commercial culture media.

Jacobs JA, Hendrix MG, Stobberingh EE.

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Central catheter blood sampling: the impact of changing the needleless caps prior to collection.

Mathew A, Gaslin T, Dunning K, Ying J.

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Diagnosis of intravascular catheter infection.

Eggimann P.

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Agrobacterium radiobacter as a cause of pseudobacteremia.

Rogues AM, Sarlangue J, de Barbeyrac B, Doerman HP, Helmer C, Labadie JC, Delfeau C, Sandler B, Bebear C, Gachie JP.

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Diagnosis of central venous catheter related sepsis--a critical look inside.

Dobbins BM, Kite P, Wilcox MH.

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