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Clinical application of differential time to positivity of blood cultures as a diagnostic method for catheter-related bloodstream infection / Sabatier, Caroline ; Artigas Raventós, Antoni, dir. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ; Vallés Daunis, Jordi, dir. (Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina) ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Medicina ; Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Facultat de Medicina
La sospita de bacterièmia relacionada a catèter (BRC) necessita la retirada d'aquest, confirmant-se a posteriori només en un 15-25%. La diferencia en el temps de positivització d' hemocultius (DTP) ha demostrat ser un mètode fiable per el diagnòstic de BRC evitant la retirada del catèter. [...]
Clinical suspicion of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) usually requires catheter withdrawal. The definitive diagnosis confirms CR-BSI in only 15 to 25% of withdrawn catheters. Differential time to positivity (DTP) of blood cultures is an accurate method of diagnosing CR-BSI without catheter withdrawal. [...]
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