From: Use of cultivation-dependent and -independent techniques to assess contamination of central venous catheters: a pilot study
Species
No. of catheters
Percent [%]
Catheter number
No growth
7
36.8
3,6,7,9,10,12,16
Coagulase-negative staphylococci
4
21.1
2,13,14,15
S. epidermidis
1,4,5,8
P. aeruginosa
1
5.3
17
K. pneumoniae
Fungi
11
Mixed growth
18