Blood drawn through valved catheter hub connectors carries a significant risk of contamination

• Published in: European journal of clinical microbiology & infectious diseases Vol. 30; no. 12; pp. 1571 - 1577
• Main Authors: Sherertz, R. J., Karchmer, T. B., Palavecino, E., Bischoff, W.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer-Verlag 01.12.2011; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibiotics; Bacteremia - diagnosis; Biological and medical sciences; Biomedical and Life Sciences; Biomedicine; Blood; Blood - microbiology; Catheters; Catheters - microbiology; Connectors; Disease control; Education; False Positive Reactions; Female; Gram-negative bacteria; Health surveillance; Humans; Infections; Infectious diseases; Internal Medicine; Male; Medical Microbiology; Medical sciences; Medicine; Middle Aged; Pathogens; Patients; Specimen Handling - methods; Young Adult; United States > US; Skin Organism; Peripheral Blood Culture; Positive Blood Culture; Blood Culture; Central Venous Catheter; Infection; Catheter; Microbiology; Contamination; Blood; Risk factor

Infection Control became concerned when bloodstream infection (BSI) rates increased after implementing a needleless valved hub connector. During a 21-month period three different needleless catheter hub connectors were evaluated by quantitatively culturing blood drawn through hub connectors that wou...