title: Stickers used for the identification of intravenous lines could be a portal of entry of microorganisms through the catheter: Results from a clinical study.
abstract: We evaluated the colonization of stickers used to identify intravenous access lines in a clinical practice setting. We isolated the same microorganisms in colonized catheters and on the stickers in 77.8% of cases. Therefore, stickers could be a portal of entry of microorganisms through the catheter. Alternative methods for labeling intravenous lines are required.
authors.affiliation: CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias-CIBERES (CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain; Cardiac Surgery Postoperative Care Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: María Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pérez Granda
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cruces
authors.affiliation: CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias-CIBERES (CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain; Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martín-Rabadán
authors.affiliation: CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias-CIBERES (CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain; Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; Medicine Department, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
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. Electronic address: mariaguembe@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guembe
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001419:Bacteria / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D002404:Catheterization / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000379:methods*; D057785:Catheters / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012867:Skin / Q000382:microbiology*
keywords: Catheter colonization; Central venous catheters; Intravenous therapy; Microbial colonization; Microbial reservoir