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Quantitative cultures of the jugular, subclavian, umbilical, and femoral sites were obtained on 50 infants, ranging in age from 2 days to 3 months old.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0195941700009607_abs3\"><jats:title>Setting:<\/jats:title><jats:p>The neonatal intensive care unit of St. Christopher's Hospital for Children, a university-affiliated tertiary care children's hospital.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S0195941700009607_abs4\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Colony counts ranged from 0 to 10<jats:sup>6<\/jats:sup> colony-forming units\/ 10 cm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>. Types of organisms found were consistent with other published studies and included coagulase-negative staphylococci, <jats:italic>Staphylococcus aureus<\/jats:italic>, yeast, aerobic gram-negative rods, Enterococcus species, Corynebacterium species, and alpha-hemolytic streptococci. There was a significantly higher mean colony count at the combined jugular\/femoral sites versus the subclavian site (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.01) and umbilical site (P&lt;0.05). Mean colony counts did not differ significantly between the jugular and femoral site, or between the subclavian and umbilical site. The umbilical site was more likely to be colonized with aerobic gram-negative rods, <jats:italic>Enterococcus<\/jats:italic> species, and yeast, while the subclavian had coagulase-negative staphylococci as the predominant organism. The jugular and femoral sites demonstrated a higher colony count of aerobic gram-negative rods, <jats:italic>Enterococcus<\/jats:italic> species and yeast than the other sites.<\/jats:p><jats:p>If central venous catheters need to be in place for extended periods of time, placement at a site with lower bacterial densities on the skin may help minimize catheter-associated infections. 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