Blood culture practices in patients with a central line at an academic medical center-Iowa, 2020

Elias Kovoor; Takaaki Kobayashi; Lorinda L Sheeler; Alexandra Trannel; William Etienne; Oluchi Abosi; Stephanie Holley; Angelique Dains; Kyle E Jenn; Holly Meacham; Beth Hanna; Alexandre R Marra; Meredith Parsons; Bradley Ford; Melanie Wellington; Daniel J Diekema; Jorge L Salinas

doi:10.1017/ash.2022.45

Blood culture practices in patients with a central line at an academic medical center-Iowa, 2020

Antimicrob Steward Healthc Epidemiol. 2022 Apr 13;2(1):e64. doi: 10.1017/ash.2022.45. eCollection 2022.

Authors

Elias Kovoor^#¹, Takaaki Kobayashi^#¹, Lorinda L Sheeler¹, Alexandra Trannel¹, William Etienne¹, Oluchi Abosi¹, Stephanie Holley¹, Angelique Dains¹, Kyle E Jenn¹, Holly Meacham¹, Beth Hanna¹, Alexandre R Marra^{1

2}, Meredith Parsons¹, Bradley Ford¹, Melanie Wellington¹, Daniel J Diekema¹, Jorge L Salinas¹

Affiliations

¹ University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, United States.
² Instituto Israelita de Ensino e Pesquisa Albert Einstein, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil.

^# Contributed equally.

Abstract

We analyzed blood-culture practices to characterize the utilization of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommendations related to catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) blood cultures. Most patients with a central line had only peripheral blood cultures. Increasing the utilization of CRBSI guidelines may improve clinical care, but may also affect other quality metrics.

Keywords: Blood culture practices; Catheter related blood stream infection; Central line associated blood stream infection.