A Prospective, Randomized, and Comparative Study of 3 Different Methods for the Diagnosis of Intravascular Catheter Colonization

Abstract

According to data from the present study, the quantitative techniques of sonication and vortexing were not superior to Maki's technique under the test conditions used. The greater simplicity of Maki's semiquantitative technique makes it the procedure of choice for routine work in the microbiology laboratory.