Table 1
Non-confirmed and confirmed cases of catheter related bloodstream infection
| Lab. no. | Skin entry | Skin control | Hub | Brush/flush | Tip roll | Blood culture |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isolate A represents the coagulase negative staphylococci DNA fingerprint identified in the peripheral blood of each case of catheter related bloodstream infection. Letters B–I represents other distinct isolates for each case. Letters cannot be used to compare isolates in different catheter related bloodstream infection cases. | ||||||
| *Coagulase negative staphylococci colony counts >1000. | ||||||
| Non-confirmed | ||||||
| 70/96 | I | G/H | F/E | D/E* | B/C | A |
| 10/97 | C/H | F/G | E/B | E* | C/D | A/B |
| 22/97 | – | B/D | – | B/C* | B* | A |
| 24/97 | C | C/E | C/D | C/D* | C | A/B |
| 25/97 | D | D/E | – | C* | C | A/B |
| Confirmed | ||||||
| 11/96 | A/B | B | B | A* | A* | A |
| 13/96 | – | Micrococcus spp | – | A/B* | A/B | A |
| 24/96 | – | A/C | – | A* | B | A |
| 37/96 | – | C/D | – | A/B* | A | A |
| 52/96 | A | B | – | A* | A | A |
| 69/96 | D | C | A | A/B* | A* | A |
| 79/96 | – | C | – | A/B* | A | A |
| 82/96 | E | – | C/D | A* | – | A/B |
| 90/96 | – | B/C | A | A* | A* | A |
| 06/97 | Staphylococcus aureus | E | D | A/B/C* | S aureus | A |
| 15/97 | B/E | A/D | A/C | A/B* | A/B* | A |
| 16/97 | A | C/D | Gram –ve bacillus | A/B* | A | A |
| 20/97 | A | B/C | A | A* | A | A |
| 21/97 | B | A/B | A/B | A* | A/B* | A |
| 26/97 | A | A/B | A/B | A* | A* | A |
| 40/97 | A | B/C | A | A* | A/B* | A |
