Bacteremic complications of intravascular catheters colonized with Staphylococcus aureus.
Patients with Staphylococcus aureus colonization of an intravascular catheter but without demonstrated bacteremia within 24 h after intravascular catheter removal had a 24% (12 of 49 patients) chance of subsequent S. aureus bacteremia if they did not receive immediate antistaphylococcal antibiotics. Treatment within 24 h after intravascular catheter removal led to a 83% reduction in the incidence of subsequent bacteremia.
Ekkelenkamp
Miquel B
MB
Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. m.ekkelenkamp@umcutrecht.nl
van der Bruggen
Tjomme
T
van de Vijver
David A M C
DA
Wolfs
Tom F W
TF
Bonten
Marc J M
MJ
D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology*; D020878:Device Removal; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016748:Venous Cutdown