Culture Positivity of CVCs Used for TPN: Investigation of an Association with Catheter-Related Infection and Comparison of Causative Organisms between ICU and Non-ICU CVCs

Table 4

Culture-positive CVCs by category of isolated organism comparison of critical care and ward areas.

Causative organisms	ICU; Mean % annual incidence ± Std Dev	OT/ward areas; Mean % annual incidence ± Std Dev	P value
All staphylococci (CNS, MSSA, MRSA)	64±10.3	74.7±7.2	0.01
CNS	55.9±7.9	62.4±8.4	0.10
MSSA	0.3±1	4.6±2.1	<0.01
MRSA	7.9±8.8	8.6±6.7	0.80
Gram-negative Bacilli	14.6±9.3	9±4.8	0.10
Fungi	5.9±3.8	5.6±4.4	0.80
Enterococci	3.4±3.1	1.5±1.9	0.10
Polymicrobial	12.1±4.6	9.2±5.7	0.20