Medicina intensiva
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Blood culture differential time to positivity enables safe catheter retention in suspected catheter-related bloodstream infection: a randomized controlled trial.
To evaluate the clinical usefulness and safety of the differential-time-to-positivity (DTP) method for managing the suspicion of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) in comparison with a standard method that includes catheter removal in critically ill patients. ⋯ In critically ill patients with suspected CR-BSI, the DTP method makes it possible to keep the central venous catheter in place safely.