• Fernando Chaves, José Garnacho-Montero, José Luis Del Pozo, Emilio Bouza, José Antonio Capdevila, Marina de Cueto, M Ángeles Domínguez, Jaime Esteban, Nuria Fernández-Hidalgo, Marta Fernández Sampedro, Jesús Fortún, María Guembe, Leonardo Lorente, Jose Ramón Paño, Paula Ramírez, Miguel Salavert, Miguel Sánchez, and Jordi Vallés.
• Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España.
• Enferm. Infecc. Microbiol. Clin. 2018 Feb 1; 36 (2): 112-119.

AbstractCatheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) constitute an important cause of hospital-acquired infection associated with morbidity, mortality, and cost. The aim of these guidelines is to provide updated recommendations for the diagnosis and management of CRBSI in adults. Prevention of CRBSI is excluded. Experts in the field were designated by the two participating Societies (Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica and the Sociedad Española de Medicina Intensiva, Crítica y Unidades Coronarias). Short-term peripheral venous catheters, non-tunneled and long-term central venous catheters, tunneled catheters and hemodialysis catheters are covered by these guidelines. The panel identified 39 key topics that were formulated in accordance with the PICO format. The strength of the recommendations and quality of the evidence were graded in accordance with ESCMID guidelines. Recommendations are made for the diagnosis of CRBSI with and without catheter removal and of tunnel infection. The document establishes the clinical situations in which a conservative diagnosis of CRBSI (diagnosis without catheter removal) is feasible. Recommendations are also made regarding empirical therapy, pathogen-specific treatment (coagulase-negative staphylococci, Sthaphylococcus aureus, Enterococcus spp, Gram-negative bacilli, and Candida spp), antibiotic lock therapy, diagnosis and management of suppurative thrombophlebitis and local complications.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier España, S.L.U. and Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica. All rights reserved.

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