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Table 3 Microorganisms isolated in colonized catheters

From: Assessment of central venous catheter colonization using surveillance culture of withdrawn connectors and insertion site skin

Catheter tip

Skin + NC

Skin

NC

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

-

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

-

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

-

-

-

Proteus mirabilis

Proteus mirabilis

Proteus mirabilis

-

Proteus mirabilis

Proteus mirabilis

Proteus mirabilis

-

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

-

Staphylococcus haemolyticus

Staphylococcus chromogenes

-

Staphylococcus chromogenes

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

-

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

-

CoNS

-

-

-

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Moraxella osloensis

-

Moraxella osloensis

Klebsiella pneumoniae

Klebsiella pneumoniae

-

Candida albicans

Staphylococcus hominis

-

Staphylococcus hominis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

-

Staphylococcus aureus

 

Staphylococcus aureus

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

 

Staphylococcus saprophyticus

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

Staphylococcus epidermidis

-

Staphylococcus hominis

-

-

-

  1. NC needleless connector, CoNS coagulase-negative staphylococci