Table 3 Microorganisms isolated in colonized catheters
From: Vascular catheter colonization: surveillance based on culture of needleless connectors
Catheter tip | Skin + NCs | Skin + hubs |
|---|---|---|
Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
CoNS | - | - |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis Moraxella osloensis Klebsiella pneumoniae | Staphylococcus epidermidis Klebsiella pneumoniae |
Candida albicans | Staphylococcus hominis | - |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus saprophyticus | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis | Staphylococcus epidermidis |
Staphylococcus hominis | - | - |