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. 2009 Aug 26;47(10):3358–3361. doi: 10.1128/JCM.01093-09

TABLE 1.

Culture timeline during hospital course

Time Culture type Sitea No. of cultures with result/total no. of cultures, result Time Organism
5 days prior to admission Blood PV 2/2, + 10 h MSSA
Day of admission Blood PV 2/2, + 10 h MSSA
Hospital day 3 (operation) Port catheter tip SV 1/1, + 17 h, 41 h 4+ MSSA, 4+ Cupriavidus pauculus
Postoperative day 0 Blood PV 2/2, + 17 h Cupriavidus pauculus
Postoperative day 3 Blood PV 1/1, − 5 days No growth
a

PV, peripheral vein; SV, subclavian vein.