A Multicenter Study on Central Venous Catheter-Associated Infections in Italy

In a 1-year multicenter study the microbial colonization of 1154 central venous catheters (CVCs) was investigated. Catheters explanted either from immunocompromised or immunocompetent patients were collected and analyzed by five clinical microbiology laboratories located in Ancona, Aviano, Catania,...

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Published in:Journal of chemotherapy (Florence) 2001-11, Vol.13 (sup4), p.251-262
Main Authors: Donelli, G., De Paoli, P., Fadda, G., Marone, P., Nicoletti, G., Varaldo, P.E., Group, And The CVC Study
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacteria - growth & development
Bacterial Adhesion
Biofilms - growth & development
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Catheters, Indwelling - standards
Colony Count, Microbial
Cross Infection - epidemiology
Cross Infection - etiology
Cross Infection - prevention & control
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Italy - epidemiology
Microscopy, Electron, Scanning
Polymerase Chain Reaction
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Summary:In a 1-year multicenter study the microbial colonization of 1154 central venous catheters (CVCs) was investigated. Catheters explanted either from immunocompromised or immunocompetent patients were collected and analyzed by five clinical microbiology laboratories located in Ancona, Aviano, Catania, Pavia and Rome, Italy. A further aim was to investigate, by scanning electron microscopy, the features of currently used catheters, both new and explanted from patients, analyzing their surface quality, the influence of the host protein biofilm on their microbial colonization, the modifications caused by their permanence in the body and the relationship between these factors and the occurrence of infections.
ISSN:1120-009X
1973-9478
DOI:10.1179/joc.2001.13.Supplement-2.251