In vitro assessment of effect of initial specimen diversion device on detection of central venous catheter contamination or colonization
The role of initial specimen diversion devices (ISDDs) in preventing contamination of central venous catheter (CVC) blood cultures is undefined. A model to simulate CVC colonization and contamination compared standard cultures with ISDD technique. ISDD detected 100% of colonized CVCs while decreasing false-positive cultures from 36% to 16%.
Authors
- Elizabeth Ruby Lyden (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1635-6365)
- Paul D. Fey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0939-6884)
- Mark E. Rupp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8946-8272)
- Luke D. Handke (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8758-8390)
Institutions
- University of Nebraska Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
- Published
- 2024-12-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1017/ice.2024.220
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00