Short reportsRapid diagnosis of central venou catheter sepsis
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2014, Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious DiseaseCitation Excerpt :Thus, in the present study, we demonstrated that the roll-plate technique was better than the sonication method, even when it was performed after sonication. Despite the role of instant procedures for early diagnosis of infected short-term catheter tips (Bouza et al., 2006; Kite et al., 1999; Rushforth et al., 1993), no studies have proven their reliability at different sites on VAPs. We showed that the Gram stain of the port reservoir contents was very useful for predicting port colonization and for ruling out VAP-RBSI; therefore, it could prove to be an alternative diagnostic tool for rapid management of patients with suspected VAP-RBSI.
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2013, Critical Care ClinicsCitation Excerpt :Quantitative cultures of blood drawn from infected central venous catheters are usually 5 to 10 times higher than those from peripheral blood. Similarly, intraluminal brushes41 and specialized staining of cytospin of lysed blood42 drawn from infected central lines shows potential in the diagnosis of CRS without removal of the catheter. Another approach currently in development involves using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to look for bacterial 16S ribosomal DNA in blood samples drawn from the catheter.
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2008, Best Practice and Research: Clinical AnaesthesiologyCitation Excerpt :The acridine orange leucocyte cytospin (AOLC) test is an alternative to conventional microbiological techniques. The test has the advantage of reporting data within 30 minutes with high sensitivity (87%) and specificity (94%).69,70 The sensitivity can even be pushed to 96% if positive test samples are additionally Gram-stained.