Open AccessColonization of peripheral intravascular catheters with biofilm producing microbes: Evaluation of risk factors
Author(s) -
Monil Singhai,
Abida Malik,
Mohd Shahid,
Ajamaluddin Malik,
Vinita Rawat
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
nigerian medical journal/nigerian medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-774X
pISSN - 0300-1652
DOI - 10.4103/0300-1652.99830
Subject(s) - biofilm , colonization , catheter , klebsiella pneumoniae , medicine , microbiology and biotechnology , odds ratio , antimicrobial , surgery , biology , bacteria , biochemistry , genetics , escherichia coli , gene
Biofilms often colonize catheters and contribute to catheter-related septicemia. However, predictors of catheter colonization by biofilms remain poorly defined. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical factors that may be associated with biofilm colonization of catheters.