title: Bacteremic complications of intravascular catheters colonized with Staphylococcus aureus.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands. m.ekkelenkamp@umcutrecht.nl
authors.forename: Miquel B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Ekkelenkamp
authors.forename: Tjomme
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: van der Bruggen
authors.forename: David A M C
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: van de Vijver
authors.forename: Tom F W
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Wolfs
authors.forename: Marc J M
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Bonten
mesh_terms: 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