title: Prospective study of bacteremia after cardiac catheterization.
abstract: Nine hundred sixty consecutive cardiac catheterization procedures were studied prospectively for the presence of periprocedural bacteremia. Overall, among 960 procedures, only 4 were associated with clinically significant bacteremia. All 4 were related to the intravenous line and none to the cardiac procedure itself. Clinically nonsignificant bacteremias were correlated with procedural duration, multiple skin punctures, use of multiple balloons, and obesity.
authors.affiliation: The Heiden Department of Cardiology and The Division of Infectious Diseases, Bikur Cholim Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel. banais@mail.netvision.net.il
authors.forename: Shmuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Banai
authors.forename: Vera
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Selitser
authors.forename: Andre
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Keren
authors.forename: Jesaia
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Benhorin
authors.forename: Orly Ben
authors.initials: OB
authors.lastname: Shitrit
authors.forename: Shaul
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yalon
authors.forename: Efraim
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Halperin
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003352:Corynebacterium / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013293:Enterococcus faecalis / Q000302:isolation & purification; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000302:isolation & purification; D005260:Female; D005334:Fever / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007709:Klebsiella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011677:Punctures / Q000009:adverse effects; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D034363:Viridans Streptococci / Q000302:isolation & purification