Systematic culture of central catheters and infections related to catheters in a neonatal intensive care unit: an observational study.

ABSTRACT: Systematic culture of the tip of central lines is performed in many neonatal intensive care units (NICUs) to guide any subsequent antibiotic therapy. The clinical relevance of this procedure is debated, given the significant bacterial contamination during its removal. We aimed to describe infections related to catheters and assess the usefulness of central catheter systematic cultures for probabilistic antibiotic therapy in cases of suspicion of catheter-related infections in a NICU. A retrospective study in a NICU included all newborn patients hospitalized with a central catheter, between January 2018, and June 2019. The main outcome measures were bacterial catheter colonization, catheter-related infection rate, and simulation-based approach to antibiotic prescription. Three hundred and s

SUBMITTER: Mazuel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11018835 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature