Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2009-07-01
Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
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In drawing blood cultures from a central line to evaluate for CLABSI, do you advise drawing separate blood cultures from each port in case of dual or triple lumen line?
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You don't need to use the central line to draw those cultures. Using the line to draw blood can in it by itself pose risk of introducing a microorganisms. NHSN CLABSi definition does not call for blood culture to be done from a line.
Are there instances when you do not recommend tunneled dialysis catheter exchange in patients on hemodialysis who are found to have bacteremia?
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Generally, the answer is no. The only situation I would not recommend tunneled catheter exchange is if the patient has "run out" of catheter insertion sites and removal of the catheter poses the risk of not being able to place another tunneled catheter. That is also tempered by the organism causing ...