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Time lag between the insertion of the catheter and the appearance of the clinical signs of the CRBSI
| Number of CRBSIs | Time lag (days) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Median | < 10 days | ≥ 10 days | ||
| Micro-organism | |||||
| S. aureus | 13 | 7.2 | 6 | 11 | 3 |
| S. epidermidis | 31 | 8.0 | 6 | 26 | 5 |
| S. haemolyticus | 13 | 8.1 | 6 | 9 | 4 |
| S. capitis | 10 | 10.3 | 10 | 4 | 7 |
| Enterococci | 4 | 6.2 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
| Enterobacteriaceae | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 |
