Table 3 Causative pathogens for catheter-related blood stream infections occurring during the trial
Code | Lock solution | Days on trial | Organism isolated | Isolated from |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | Heparin | 78 | Staphylococcus aureus | Blood culture 1 set, catheter tip >100 colony forming units (cfu) |
24 | Heparin | 134 | Enterobacter cloacae | Blood culture - 1 set |
27 | Heparin | 135 | Staphylococcus hominis | Blood culture - 2 sets, 2 days apart |
35 | Ethanol | 51 (infection occurred 303 days later after trial exit) | Staphylococcus aureus | Blood culture - 2 sets |
-→catheter 10hrs, | ||||
-→peripheral 11hrs | ||||
catheter tip >100cfu |