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Sonication did not provide reliability to Maki technique for catheter related bloodstream infection diagnosis.
Rev Esp Quimioter
April 2022
Leonardo Lorente. Intensive Care Unit. Hospital Universitario de Canarias. Ofra, s/n. La Laguna - 38320. Tenerife. Spain.
Objective: The aim of our study was to analyze sonication and Maki techniques for diagnosis of catheter tip colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) on patients admitted to ICU.
Methods: Observational and prospective study in one Intensive Care Unit. Patients with some central venous catheter (CVC) at least for 7 days and catheter-related infection (CRI) suspicion (new episode of fever or sepsis) were included.