Bacteriological Profile of Epidural Catheters.

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dc.contributor.authorSahay, B M
dc.contributor.authorDahake, Sanjot
dc.contributor.authorMendiratta, D K
dc.contributor.authorDeotale, Vijayshree
dc.contributor.authorPremendran, B
dc.contributor.authorDhande, P S
dc.contributor.authorNarang, Pratibha
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-04T08:45:28Z
dc.date.available2016-02-04T08:45:28Z
dc.date.issued2010-01
dc.description.abstractThe bacteriological profile of epidural catheters was studied in 88 patients. Skin swabs before catheterization and before removal of catheter with their controls were cultured in TSB Medium. The catheter hub, the portion at the skin puncture site and at the tip were cultured in TSB Medium. The 1cm of the catheter bit just before the tip was cultured in TGB medium for anaerobes.Both, the skin controls swabs and the anaerobic culture, were negative. From the remaining, 56 positive cultures were obtained. Staphylococcus epidermidis was the predominant organism in 52% followed by staphylococcus aureus 25%. The remaining 23% was shared by Acinetobacter, Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, and E. coli. All the positive cultures from skin prior to epidural catheterization had turned sterile by 48 hours, indicating continued bactericidal action of the disinfectant. The likely source of positive skin cultures at 48 hours is hair follicles.The catheter tip culture was positive in 9 specimen, none of which resulted in the formation of epidural abscess. In 3 cases the cultures of skin puncture site and the tip were identical indicating tracking-in of the organisms.en_US
dc.identifier.citationSahay B M, Dahake Sanjot, Mendiratta D K, Deotale Vijayshree, Premendran B, Dhande P S, Narange Pratibha. Bacteriological Profile of Epidural Catheters. JK Science Journal of Medical Education and Research. 2010 Jan-Mar; 12(1): 23-26en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/171805
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.source.urihttps://www.jkscience.org/archive/volume121/Bacteriological%20Profile%20of%20Epidural%20Catheters.pdfen_US
dc.subjectBaceriological Profileen_US
dc.subjectEdidural Cathetersen_US
dc.subjectAnaesthesiologyen_US
dc.titleBacteriological Profile of Epidural Catheters.en_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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