. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2014 Jan 1.

Published in final edited form as: Am J Kidney Dis. 2012 Nov 16;61(1):123–130. doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2012.09.006

Table 3.

Misclassification of BSI attribution

Baseline Access Type	Total	Access Type on Date of Positive Blood Culture Result
Baseline Access Type	Total	Catheter	Fistulas	Grafts
Catheter	2968	2928 (99.4)	25 (9.0)	15 (14.8)
Fistulas	267	12 (0.4)	254 (91.0)	1 (1.0)
Grafts	92	7 (0.2)	0 (0)	85 (84.2)
Total	3327	2947 (100)	279 (100)	101 (100)

Note: Misclassification using intention-to-treat method (baseline vascular access type) compared with actual vascular access of record at the time of the blood draw for blood cultures with positive results. Values shown as number (percentage).