Sepsis due to triple lumen central venous catheters.
We prospectively studied 96 consecutive catheterizations in 65 patients who required triple lumen central venous catheters. The incidence of catheter associated bacteremia was 3.1 per cent. Staphylococcus epidermidis was the organism involved in all instances.
D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D007362:Intensive Care Units; D011446:Prospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000302:isolation & purification