title: Predictive value of superficial cultures to anticipate tunneled hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infection.
abstract: We performed a prospective study in patients with tunneled catheters to assess the validity of Gram stain and superficial culture for anticipating catheter exit-site infection and hemodialysis catheter-related bloodstream infection. The sensitivity and negative predictive value were high, and we succeeded in identifying a subpopulation at low risk of infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Department of Nephrology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa (REIPI), Sevilla, Spain. Electronic address: ebouza@microb.net.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouza
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Loreto
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: mariaguembe@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guembe
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Mercedes
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marín
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Fernando
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Anaya
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: José
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Luño
authors.affiliation: Department of Nephrology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: López
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Department of Nephrology, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain; Red Española de Investigación en Patología Infecciosa (REIPI), Sevilla, Spain.
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Muñoz
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011446:Prospective Studies; D006435:Renal Dialysis / Q000009:adverse effects*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
keywords: Bacteremia; Catheter-related bloodstream infection; Hemodialysis; Superficial cultures; Tunneled catheters