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Executive summary: Diagnosis and Treatment of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection: Clinical Guidelines of the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (SEIMC) and the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC)
Resumen ejecutivo del documento de consenso sobre diagnóstico y tratamiento de la bacteriemia relacionada con catèc)ter: Guía de Práctica Clínica de la Sociedad Española de Enfermedades Infecciosas (SEIMC) y de la Sociedad Española de Medicina Intensiva Crítica y Unidades Coronarias (SEMICYUC)
Fernando Chavesa, Josèc) Garnacho-Monterob, Josèc) Luis del Pozoc,
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, Emilio Bouzad, Josèc) Antonio Capdevilae, Marina de Cuetof, M. Ángeles Domínguezg, Jaime Estebanh, Nuria Fernández-Hidalgoi, Marta Fernández Sampedroj, Jesús Fortúnk, María Guembel, Leonardo Lorentem, Jose Ramón Pañon, Paula Ramírezo, Miguel Salavertp, Miguel Sánchezq, Jordi Vallèc)sr
a Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, España
b Unidad Clínica de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España
c Área de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Servicio de Microbiología, Clínica Universidad de Navarra, Pamplona, España
d Servicio de Microbiología Clínica y Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid; Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, CibeRes, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid; Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
e Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Mataró, Mataró, Barcelona, España
f Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Sevilla, España
g Servicio de Microbiología, Hospital Universitari de Bellvitge, IDIBELL, L
tm)Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, España
h Departamento de Microbiología Clínica, Fundación Jimèc)nez Díaz, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, Madrid, España
i Servei de Malalties Infeccioses, Hospital Universitari Vall d
tm)Hebron, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, España
j Servicio de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Marquèc)s de Valdecilla, Santander, España
k Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal, Madrid, España
l Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología Clínica, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, España
m Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, España
n Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria Aragón (IIS Aragón), Zaragoza, España
o Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias (CibeRes), Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
p Unidad de Enfermedades Infecciosas, Hospital Universitari i Politècnic La Fe, Valencia, España
q Servicio de Medicina Intensiva, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Departamento de Medicina, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, España
r Unidad de Cuidados Intensivos, Hospital Universitari Parc Taulí, Sabadell, Barcelona; CIBER de Enfermedades Respiratorias, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, España
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the insertion site&#44; the experience and training of the individual who places the catheter&#44; the frequency with which the catheter is accessed&#44; duration of catheter placement&#44; the characteristics of the patient&#44; and the use of proven prevention strategies&#46; Catheter-related bloodstream infections &#40;CRBSIs&#41; are among the most frequent infections acquired in hospital&#46; Current estimates are that between 15 and 30&#37; of all nosocomial bacteremias are catheter-related&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0050"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span></a> CRBSIs have significant associated morbidity&#44; incur increased hospital costs&#44;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0055"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">4</span></a> estimated at approximately 18&#44;000 euros per episode&#44; and length of stay&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0060"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">5</span></a> Attributable mortality ranges between 12 and 25&#37;&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0065"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">6</span></a> In recent years&#44; there has been a remarkable increase in our knowledge of the epidemiology of CRBSI and of the most appropriate methodologies for diagnosis&#44; management and prevention&#46; The vast amount of information accumulated and the inherent complexity of this type of infection make it necessary to sort and analyze the available information&#46; At the same time&#44; there are few current guidelines available on this topic&#46; The last Spanish catheter-related infections guidelines were published in 2004&#46;<a class="elsevierStyleCrossRef" href="#bib0070"><span class="elsevierStyleSup">7</span></a> The aim of this new guide is to update recommendations for the diagnosis and management of catheter-related bloodstream infections&#46; This document targets only microbiological diagnosis and antimicrobial therapy&#59; other aspects of infection management and prevention are therefore excluded&#46; Only adult patients with these infections are covered&#46;</p></span><span id="sec0010" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0030">Methods</span><p id="par0010" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The two participating Societies &#40;Sociedad Espa&#241;ola de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiolog&#237;a Cl&#237;nica and the Sociedad Espa&#241;ola de Medicina Intensiva&#44; 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or quantitative &#40;vortex or sonication methods&#41; catheter culture techniques &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0095"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">&#8226;</span></span><p id="par0200" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Qualitative cultures &#40;culture of the catheter tip by broth immersion&#41; are unreliable for distinguishing between contamination and infection and are not therefore suitable for the diagnosis of CRBSI &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0205" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">How should the results of catheter cultures be interpreted&#63;</span></p><p id="par0210" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0050"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0100"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0215" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The presence of 15 CFU per plate or more by semiquantitative culture &#40;roll-plate&#41; is indicative of significant catheter colonization &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0105"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0220" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">For quantitative culture methods based on vortexing or flushing the internal surface&#44; a count of 10<span class="elsevierStyleSup">3</span><span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>CFU&#47;segment or more reflects significant catheter colonization &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0110"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0225" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">For quantitative culture methods based on sonication&#44; counts above 10<span class="elsevierStyleSup">2</span> CFU&#47;segment indicate significant catheter colonization &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0230" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">How should a subcutaneous reservoir be processed&#63;</span></p><p id="par0235" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0055"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0115"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0240" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Venous access devices removed for suspected CRBSI should be sent to the microbiology laboratory&#46; Routine processing should include a combination of cultures from different parts of the VAD&#44; including a culture after septum sonication and semiquantitative catheter tip cultures &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0245" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What other conservative techniques may be used for diagnosis of CRBSI&#63;</span></p><p id="par0250" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendation&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0060"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0120"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0255" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Endoluminal brushing of the internal surface of the catheter may be useful for diagnosis of CRBSI&#46; However&#44; the procedure is impractical and major side-effects have been reported &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0125"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0260" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Semiquantitative cultures of skin around the catheter insertion site and catheter hubs with &#8805;15<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>cfu may be indicative for CRBSI&#46; These procedures must be combined with peripheral blood culture &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0130"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0265" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Gram stain &#8226; acridine orange leukocyte cytospin &#40;AOLC&#41; of catheter blood may be used as a rapid method for diagnosis of CRBSI&#46; The presence of any microorganisms in a minimum of 100 high-powered fields may be indicative of CRBSI &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0270" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What is the value of molecular techniques for the diagnosis of CRBSI after catheter removal&#63;</span></p><p id="par0275" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendation&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0065"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0135"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0280" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">16S rRNA PCR could be performed with septum sonication fluid to rule out or confirm VAD-RBSI in patients undergoing antibiotic therapy &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0030" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0050">Diagnosis of local signs of infection</span><p id="par0285" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What samples should be taken and how should they be interpreted when an insertion site infection is suspected&#63;</span></p><p id="par0290" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0070"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0140"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0295" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">When catheter infection is suspected and there is exudate at the catheter insertion site&#44; it should be sent for Gram staining and culture&#46; Blood cultures should also be drawn &#40;A-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0145"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0300" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In patients with suspected catheter-related infection but negative superficial cultures &#40;growth of &#60;15<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>CFU from both the insertion site and catheter hub cultures&#41;&#44; the possibility of infection can reasonably be ruled out &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span></span><span id="sec0035" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0055">Catheter related bloodstream infection treatment</span><p id="par0305" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">When can a catheter be retained until blood cultures are available&#63;</span></p><p id="par0310" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendation&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0075"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0150"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0315" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Immediate removal of the CVC is not routinely recommended when CRBSI is suspected in patients who are hemodynamically stable&#44; without autoimmune diseases or immunosuppressive therapy&#44; intravascular foreign bodies or organ transplants&#44; no suppuration at the insertion site or bacteremia&#47;fungemia &#40;A-I&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0320" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">When is it safe to perform a catheter exchange over a guidewire&#63;</span></p><p id="par0325" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0080"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0155"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">&#8226;</span></span><p id="par0330" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Routine replacement of a CVC by guidewire exchange is not recommended because this strategy is associated with a higher risk of infectious complications&#46; &#40;B-II&#41;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0160"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0335" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Guidewire exchange of a CVC is contraindicated in patients with documented catheter infections&#46; &#40;A-II&#41;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0165"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">&#8226;</span></span><p id="par0340" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Guidewire exchange should be restricted to patients with very difficult venous access &#40;i&#46;e&#46; extensive burns&#44; morbid obesity&#44; or severe coagulopathy&#41; and without documented catheter infection &#40;B-II&#41;&#46; In this case&#44; a meticulous aseptic technique and a culture of the catheter tip are mandatory&#46; &#40;A-III&#41;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0170"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">&#8226;</span></span><p id="par0345" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">If the catheter tip culture is positive&#44; the new line&#44; inserted over a guidewire&#44; should be re-placed via a new direct venipuncture&#46; &#40;C-III&#41;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0350" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What should be done if the catheter tip culture is positive but the blood cultures are negative&#63;</span></p><p id="par0355" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0085"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0175"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0360" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Antibiotic treatment &#40;i&#46;e&#46; 5&#8226;7 days&#41; should be given to patients with catheter tip cultures positive for <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">S&#46; aureus</span> and negative blood cultures if the patient shows systemic signs of infection or signs of local infection &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0180"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0365" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In non-neutropenic patients or those without valvular heart disease&#44; the presence of a catheter tip culture positive for <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Candida</span> spp&#46; and negative or unavailable blood cultures should be assessed on an individual basis before starting systematic antifungal treatment&#46; Antifungal treatment should not be prescribed for patients without systemic signs of infection &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0185"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0370" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">No clear recommendations can be given for catheters colonized with other microorganisms &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><span id="sec0040" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0060">Empirical antimicrobial therapy</span><p id="par0375" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What is the empirical antimicrobial therapy for CRBSI&#63;</span></p><p id="par0380" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0090"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0190"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0385" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">If CRBSI is suspected&#44; antimicrobial therapy should be started as soon as possible with a bactericidal agent active against S&#46; aureus and CoNS&#44; especially if associated with sepsis or septic shock &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0195"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0390" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Vancomycin is recommended for empirical therapy in patients with suspected CRBSI &#40;B-II&#41;&#46; Teicoplanin is not recommended as empirical therapy&#44; given the existence of coagulase-negative staphylococci with reduced susceptibility to teicoplanin &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0200"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0395" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Daptomycin can be administered for cases of CRBSI with septic shock &#40;C-III&#41;&#44; acute kidney injury &#40;B-III&#41;&#44; to patients with recent exposure to vancomycin &#40;&#62;1 week in the past 3 months&#41; &#40;C-III&#41; or if the local prevalence of S&#46; aureus isolates with vancomycin MIC<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#8805;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>2&#46;0<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#945;&#47;4g&#47;ml is high &#40;C-III&#41;&#46; The local prevalence of S&#46; aureus isolates with vancomycin MIC<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#8805;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>1&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#945;&#47;4g&#47;ml supporting routine empirical use of daptomycin remains undefined&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0205"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0400" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Linezolid should only be used in patients with contraindications for the previous agents &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0405" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">When should empirical coverage of Gram-negative bacilli or fungi be added&#63;</span></p><p id="par0410" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0095"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0210"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0415" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Patients with suspected CRBSI should receive empirical antibiotic therapy &#40;in addition to coverage for Gram-positive pathogens&#41; to cover Gram-negative bacilli under any of the following circumstances&#58; hemodynamic instability &#40;septic shock&#41;&#44; neutropenia or hematologic malignancy&#44; solid organ or bone marrow transplant&#44; femoral catheter in place&#44; a high index of colonization with Gram-negative bacilli or prolonged ICU admission &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0215"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0420" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Antimicrobial therapy should be adapted to local epidemiology and must include an antipseudomonal agent &#40;piperacillin-tazobactam&#44; carbapenems&#44; a fourth-generation cephalosporin&#44; aztreonam&#44; quinolones or aminoglycosides&#41; &#40;A-II&#41;&#46; Aztreonam and cephalosporins should be avoided in patients with colonization or at risk for extended-spectrum &#946;-lactamase infections &#40;A-I&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0220"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0425" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The need for empirical antifungal therapy in a patient with suspected catheter-related candidemia should be evaluated along with the possibility of catheter removal &#40;A-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0225"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0430" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Empirical therapy for suspected catheter-related candidemia should be considered in patients who are hemodynamically unstable with one or more of the following conditions&#58; total parenteral nutrition&#44; prolonged use of broad-spectrum antibiotics&#44; malignancy&#44; femoral catheterization&#44; colonization due to Candida species at multiple sites or intense previous anti-anaerobic therapy &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0230"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0435" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The use of biomarkers &#40;such as 1&#44;3-beta-D-glucan&#41; may be useful when considering initiation of empirical treatment &#40;B-III&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0440" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What particular aspects should be considered in the empirical treatment of CRBSI in patients on hemodialysis&#63;</span></p><p id="par0445" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendation&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0100"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0235"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0450" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Conservative management of CRBSI should be attempted with hemodialysis patients&#46; Combining systemic and local intracatheter antibiotics is associated with improved results compared to systemic antibiotics alone &#40;A-I&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0240"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0455" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In patients with a tunneled hemodialysis catheter&#44; guidewire exchange is an alternative&#44; especially when catheter removal is not feasible &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0045" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0065">Targeted antimicrobial therapy</span><p id="par0460" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What is the recommended directed therapy and optimal duration of treatment for CRBSI due to</span><span class="elsevierStyleItalic"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Staphylococcus aureus</span></span><span class="elsevierStyleBold">&#63;</span></p><p id="par0465" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0105"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0245"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0470" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The treatment of choice for an episode of MSSA CRBSI is cloxacillin or cefazoline &#40;B-I&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0250"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0475" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Patients allergic to beta-lactams should be treated with daptomycin &#40;A-I&#41; or a glycopeptide &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0255"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0480" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The best antimicrobial treatment for episodes caused by MSSA strains with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin &#40;MIC<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>&#8805;<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>1&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;L measured by E-test&#41; has not been elucidated&#46; This panel suggests using a combination of cloxacillin and daptomycin when blood cultures remain positive and&#47;or there is no obvious clinical improvement after catheter removal &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0260"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0485" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Vancomycin is the treatment of choice for CRBSI caused by MRSA &#40;B-II&#41;&#46; Teicoplanin may be a valid alternative&#44; especially in cases of serious side effects associated with the use of vancomycin&#46; &#40;C-III&#41;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0265"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0490" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Alternatively&#44; patients may be treated with daptomycin&#44; specifically if the MIC measured by E-test is &#8805;1&#46;5<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>mg&#47;L &#40;A-I&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0270"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0495" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Linezolid should only be used in patients when the previous agents are contraindicated &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0275"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0500" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In both MSSA and MRSA CRBSI&#44; blood cultures should be obtained after 72<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h of antibiotic therapy &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0505" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What is the recommended directed therapy and optimal duration of treatment for CRBSI due to coagulase-negative Staphylococcus &#40;CoNS&#41;&#63;</span></p><p id="par0510" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0110"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0280"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0515" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Cloxacillin or cefazolin are the treatments of choice for episodes of CRBSI caused by CoNS susceptible to methicillin &#40;B-I&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0285"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0520" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">For CoNS resistant to methicillin&#44; a glycopeptide is the treatment of choice for directed therapy &#40;B-II&#41;&#46; Teicoplanin is recommended in the case of serious side effects associated with vancomycin&#46; &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0290"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0525" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The optimal trough concentration of vancomycin for the treatment of CoNS CRBSI is an unresolved issue and this panel cannot issue a specific recommendation &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0295"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0530" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleItalic">S&#46; lugdunensis</span> CRBSI should be managed as for S aureus CRBSI &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0535" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What is the recommended directed therapy and its optimal duration for CRBSI due to</span><span class="elsevierStyleItalic"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Enterococcus</span></span><span class="elsevierStyleBold">spp&#46;&#63;</span></p><p id="par0540" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0115"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0300"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0545" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Enterococcal CRBSI should be treated with catheter withdrawal and one active antimicrobial &#40;A-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0305"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0550" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Ampicillin is the drug of choice for susceptible isolates &#40;A-II&#41;&#46; Vancomycin should be reserved for isolates resistant to ampicillin or cases of beta-lactam allergy&#46; For vancomycin-resistant isolates or severe adverse effects&#44; linezolid is preferred to daptomycin &#40;B-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0310"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0555" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">There is no evidence that combination therapy is necessary if IE has been properly ruled out &#40;A-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0315"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0560" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Despite data suggesting that duration of treatment may be shorter&#44; the standard 7&#8226;14 day regimen continues to be recommended &#40;A-III&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0565" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What is the recommended directed therapy and its optimal duration for CRBSI due to Gram-negative bacilli&#63;</span></p><p id="par0570" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0120"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0320"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0575" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Directed therapy for GN-CRBSI should be chosen on the basis of the susceptibility results &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0325"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">&#8226;</span></span><p id="par0580" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The appropriate length of antimicrobial therapy has not been elucidated&#44; although it is recommended to continue therapy for at least 7 days &#40;C-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0585" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What is the recommended directed therapy and its optimal duration for CRBSI due to</span><span class="elsevierStyleItalic"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Candida</span></span><span class="elsevierStyleBold">spp&#46;&#63;</span></p><p id="par0590" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0125"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0330"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0595" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In patients with <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Candida</span> spp CRBSI&#44; this panel advocates de-escalation from an echinocandin or a lipid formulation of amphotericin B to fluconazole for susceptible isolates in clinically stable patients who have undergone catheter removal &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0335"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0600" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The recommended duration of therapy for candidemia without obvious metastatic complications is two weeks after the first set of negative blood cultures &#40;B-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0340"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0605" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In candidemia&#44; all intravascular catheters should be removed if at all feasible &#40;B-II&#41;&#44; particularly in patients with septic shock and <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Candida</span> CRBSI is suspected &#40;B-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0345"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0610" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">If a catheter that is the source of a Candida bloodstream infection cannot be removed for any reason and remains in place&#44; an antifungal agent with high activity against biofilms should be used &#40;i&#46;e&#46; an echinocandin or liposomal amphotericin B&#41; &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0615" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What is the recommended directed therapy and its optimal duration for CRBSI due to nontuberculous mycobacteria &#40;NTM&#41;&#63;</span></p><p id="par0620" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0130"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0350"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0625" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The treatment for CRBSI caused by NTM involves removal of the infected catheter &#40;B-II&#41; 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if a therapeutic option with high oral bioavailability is available &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0365"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0650" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In uncomplicated CRBSI caused by fluoroquinolone-susceptible staphylococci&#44; initial intravenous antibiotic treatment may be switched to high-dose oral fluoroquinolones plus rifampicin in order to complete the course of antibiotic therapy if the patient is clinically stable and clearance of bacteremia is documented&#46; Linezolid could be an option if the microorganism involved is fluorquinolone-resistant &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0370"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0655" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In uncomplicated CRBSI caused by fluoroquinolone-susceptible Gram-negative bacilli&#44; initial intravenous antibiotic treatment may be switched to high-dose oral fluoroquinolones in order to complete the course of antibiotic therapy if the patient is clinically stable and clearance of bacteremia is documented &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0375"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0660" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">A step-down from an echinocandin or lipid formulation of amphotericin B to oral fluconazole is safe and effective &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0050" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0070">Conservative treatment&#58; 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The ALT solution must remain in the catheter lumen for a minimum of 12<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h a day and should be replaced every 24&#8226;72<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h &#40;B-I&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0725" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What non-antibiotic substances could be used for lock therapy&#63;</span></p><p id="par0730" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0155"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0410"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0735" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">70&#37; ethanol and taurolidine locks can also be used for the conservative treatment of CRBSI&#46; There is no evidence to advocate for their routine use &#40;B-I&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0740" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What are the criteria for failure of conservative management&#63;</span></p><p id="par0745" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendation&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0160"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0415"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0750" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Any clinical condition or catheter dysfunction prompting catheter removal should be considered failure of conservative management &#40;A-I&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span><span id="sec0055" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0075">Management of local complications</span><p id="par0755" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">How should insertion site infection be managed&#63;</span></p><p id="par0760" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0165"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0420"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0765" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">For peripheral venous catheters&#44; catheter removal is mandatory if there is local pain&#44; induration&#44; erythema or exudate &#40;A-I&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0425"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0770" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">For non-tunneled CVCs&#44; the presence of erythema or purulence at the catheter insertion site requires immediate catheter removal &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0430"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0775" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">For uncomplicated exit site infections with long-term catheters&#44; a conservative approach with topical antimicrobial agents should first be attempted&#46; In cases of topical treatment failure&#44; systemic antibiotics should be administered &#40;B-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0435"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0780" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Persistence of clinical signs of infection beyond 72<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h of conservative management requires removal of the catheter &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0785" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">How should tunnelitis be managed&#63;</span></p><p id="par0790" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0170"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0440"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0795" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Patients with tunnel infection not associated with a hemodialysis catheter require catheter removal&#44; incision and drainage&#44; if indicated&#44; and 7&#8226;10 days of systemic antimicrobial therapy in the absence of concomitant bacteremia or candidemia &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0445"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0800" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">For tunnelitis without fever in hemodialysis catheters&#44; systemic antibiotic therapy may be attempted first &#40;A-II&#41;&#46; In tunnel infection with fever&#44; catheter removal is the first therapeutic option together with systemic antimicrobial therapy &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0450"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0805" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In tunnelitis&#44; conservative management is associated with higher failure rates &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0810" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">How should a local infection associated with a port reservoir be managed&#63;</span></p><p id="par0815" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0175"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0455"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0820" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">In the presence of signs of local inflammation at a port reservoir&#44; 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follow-up blood cultures should be obtained 72<span class="elsevierStyleHsp" style=""></span>h after starting appropriate antibiotic therapy&#46; If persistent bacteremia is documented&#44; catheter removal is required &#40;B-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0485"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0860" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">It is not necessary to routinely perform follow-up blood cultures in patients with CRBSI due to microorganisms other than <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">S&#46; aureus</span> or <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Candida</span> spp if the catheter has been withdrawn &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0865" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">When should echocardiography be performed&#63;</span></p><p id="par0870" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendations&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0185"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0490"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0875" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">TEE should be performed in the vast majority of patients with Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia&#46; TEE is not necessary or can be delayed in patients without the following risk factors&#58; prolonged bacteremia&#44; hemodialysis&#44; metastatic foci of infection&#44; IVDA&#44; implantable CVC&#44; intracardiac device&#44; prosthetic valve&#44; previous IE or cardiac structural abnormality &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0495"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0880" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">The need for TEE in episodes of CRBSI caused by other pathogens should be individualized&#46; This panel considers that IE should be ruled out in all patients with persistent bacteremia &#40;or fungemia&#41; &#40;C-III&#41;&#46; <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Enterococcus</span> spp and <span class="elsevierStyleItalic">Candida</span> spp pathogens are associated with a high risk of developing endocarditis&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0885" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">What is the diagnosis and management for w&#63;</span></p><p id="par0890" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendation&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0190"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0500"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0895" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Suppurative thrombophlebitis should be ruled out in all episodes of CRBSI with persistent bacteremia &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0505"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0900" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Confirmed diagnosis&#44; mainly by ultrasonography&#44; should be followed by catheter withdrawal&#44; prolonged antibiotic treatment and an individualized assessment of the need for anticoagulation &#40;A-II&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p><p id="par0905" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">When can a new catheter be inserted&#63;</span></p><p id="par0910" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleBold">Recommendation&#58;</span><ul class="elsevierStyleList" id="lis0195"><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0510"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0915" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Although there is a clear lack of scientific evidence&#44; it seems advisable to wait&#44; if feasible&#44; before placing a new catheter after an episode of CRBSI&#46; The waiting period should be determined by the resolution of signs and symptoms&#46; If a patient urgently needs vascular access&#44; a catheter should be inserted without delay &#40;C-III&#41;&#46;</p></li><li class="elsevierStyleListItem" id="lsti0515"><span class="elsevierStyleLabel">&#8226;</span><p id="par0920" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Insertion of a new catheter after a diagnosis of CRBSI is always possible if the patient&#39;s clinical condition dictates the need for a new vascular access &#40;A-III&#41;&#46;</p></li></ul></p></span></span><span id="sec0065" class="elsevierStyleSection elsevierViewall"><span class="elsevierStyleSectionTitle" id="sect0085">Conflict of interests</span><p id="par0925" class="elsevierStylePara elsevierViewall">Jaime Esteban has participated in counseling and lectures at meetings sponsored by Laboratorios Leti SL in the last year&#44; 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