TY - JOUR
T1 - Identification of Catheter-Related Infections
AU - Galgiani, John N.
AU - Kamm, Barbara
AU - Maki, Dennis G.
PY - 1977/9/15
Y1 - 1977/9/15
N2 - To the Editor: Concerning the article by Maki, Weise and Sarafin (N Engl J Med 296:1305–1309, 1977), it appears that semiquantitative cultures more specifically identify catheter-related infections than broth cultures if the latter results are regarded as isolated bits of information. However, if laboratory reports are evaluated in conjunction with the overall clinical picture (Maki DG, Goldmann DA, Rhame FS: Infection control in intravenous therapy. Ann Intern Med 79:867–887, 1973), an improvement from this newer technic becomes less evident. The data of Maki, Weise and Sarafin show that broth cultures of catheters were positive in all cases of catheter-related.
AB - To the Editor: Concerning the article by Maki, Weise and Sarafin (N Engl J Med 296:1305–1309, 1977), it appears that semiquantitative cultures more specifically identify catheter-related infections than broth cultures if the latter results are regarded as isolated bits of information. However, if laboratory reports are evaluated in conjunction with the overall clinical picture (Maki DG, Goldmann DA, Rhame FS: Infection control in intravenous therapy. Ann Intern Med 79:867–887, 1973), an improvement from this newer technic becomes less evident. The data of Maki, Weise and Sarafin show that broth cultures of catheters were positive in all cases of catheter-related.
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U2 - 10.1056/NEJM197709152971118
DO - 10.1056/NEJM197709152971118
M3 - Letter
C2 - 887125
AN - SCOPUS:0017775666
SN - 0028-4793
VL - 297
SP - 617
JO - New England Journal of Medicine
JF - New England Journal of Medicine
IS - 11
ER -