PMID: 8585643Oct 1, 1995Paper

Pathogenesis and prevention of catheter-related septicemia

American Journal of Infection Control
A Sitges-SerraM Segura

Abstract

Intravascular catheters are contaminated by bacterial flora present on the patient's own skin or on the hands of the personnel manipulating the catheter-tubing junction. In the former case, contamination is more often extraluminal and often leads to CRS soon after catheter insertion. In the second circumstance, contamination preferentially involves the endoluminal route and results in bacteremia after the initial 10 to 14 days of catheter use. Effective prevention relies on thorough aseptic technique during insertion of the catheter or manipulation of its hub. Further studies are required to define the best means of achieving permanent sterilization of the insertion site. New hub designs should reduce the risk of hub contamination and CRS in prolonged intravascular catheterizations.

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