title: Does antibiotic prophylaxis at the time of catheter insertion reduce the incidence of catheter-related sepsis in intravenous nutrition?
abstract: Fifty-five patients referred for intravenous nutrition were randomised to receive either vancomycin (500 mg) or no vancomycin immediately before catheter insertion. Catheter insertion and management were standard in all patients. The mean duration of intravenous feeding was similar in both groups (vancomycin: 17.7 +/- 9.6 days; no vancomycin: 16.5 +/- 8.8 days). Overall, the bacteriologically confirmed catheter-related sepsis was 25% and was not reduced by the prophylactic administration of vancomycin.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Dunsmuir
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Whitby
authors.forename: O J
authors.initials: OJ
authors.lastname: Garden
mesh_terms: D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010288:Parenteral Nutrition / Q000295:instrumentation*; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011897:Random Allocation; D013207:Staphylococcal Skin Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013290:Streptococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D013297:Streptococcus pyogenes; D014640:Vancomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D014640:Vancomycin