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1 January 2008

Volume 46, Number 1
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2008;46:114–118
© 2007 by the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved.
1058-4838/2008/4601-0020$15.00
DOI: 10.1086/524077
BRIEF REPORT

Bacteremic Complications of Intravascular Catheters Colonized with Staphylococcus aureus

Miquel B. Ekkelenkamp,1

Tjomme van der Bruggen,1

David A.M.C. van de Vijver,1

Tom F.W. Wolfs,2 and

Marc J.M. Bonten1

1Department of Medical Microbiology, University Medical Center Utrecht, and 2Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Wilhelmina Children's Hospital, Utrecht, The Netherlands

Patients with Staphylococcus aureus colonization of an intravascular catheter but without demonstrated bacteremia within 24 h after intravascular catheter removal had a 24% (12 of 49 patients) chance of subsequent S. aureus bacteremia if they did not receive immediate antistaphylococcal antibiotics. Treatment within 24 h after intravascular catheter removal led to a 83% reduction in the incidence of subsequent bacteremia.

Received 29 June 2007; accepted 23 August 2007; electronically published 30 November 2007.

Reprints or correspondence: Dr. Miquel Ekkelenkamp, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, Rm. G04.614, 3584 CX Utrecht, The Netherlands ().
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