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In this paper, the usefulness of quantitative cultures of sonicated abdominal drains for diagnosing surgical site of infection (SSI) and the association between culture results with patient outcome is evaluated.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>: Forty-five abdominal drainage tubes from 35 patients who underwent abdominal surgery were studied. Samples were sonicated for 5\u2009min, the sonicate was centrifuged, and the sediment was cultured on different media. Total bacterial counts were adjusted to the actual surface of the drainage tubing. Clinical information of the patients was reviewed retrospectively.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      : A relation was observed between SSI and the use of drains for more than 3\u2009d (p\u2009=\u20090.0216). The presence of a suspected pathogen was related to the prevalence of SSI (p\u2009=\u20090.035), complications (p\u2009=\u20090.013), and greater leukocyte count (p\u2009=\u20090.048 Mann Whitney test), as well as to the use of drains for more than 3\u2009d (p\u2009=\u20090.0386) and to the serous appearance of the exudates at the point of insertion of the drain (p\u2009=\u20090.0399). The sonication procedure showed a sensitivity of 50%, specificity of 84.2%, positive predictive value of 72.72%, and negative predictive value of 66.67% in the diagnosis of SSI. The most commonly isolated group of organisms was coagulase-negative staphylococci, being present in 18 patients (51.43%) who, however, were not associated with SSI. One or two organisms considered as pathogens were detected in 11 patients (31.43%). The more common pathogens detected were\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Enterobacteriae<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. (nine patients):\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Enterobacter aerogenes<\/jats:italic>\n                      (2),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Enterobacter cloacae<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Escherichia coli<\/jats:italic>\n                      (4),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Klebsiella pneumoniae<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1),\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Morganella morganii<\/jats:italic>\n                      (1); and\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Pseudomonas aeruginosa<\/jats:italic>\n                      (five patients).\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">Candida<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp.\n                      <jats:italic toggle=\"yes\">and Enterococcus<\/jats:italic>\n                      spp. were detected in one patient each one.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>: The detection and quantification of organisms not present in skin microbiota after drain sonication is helpful in the diagnosis of SSI and it is associated with a worse outcome in patients. Duration of use of drainage tubes is an independent risk factor for the development of SSI.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1089\/sur.2015.268","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,5]],"date-time":"2016-04-05T16:50:20Z","timestamp":1459875020000},"page":"459-464","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":9,"title":["Sonication of Abdominal Drains: Clinical Implications of Quantitative Cultures for the Diagnosis of Surgical Site Infection"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"17","author":[{"given":"Laura","family":"Prieto-Borja","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"IIS-Fundaci\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez D\u00edaz","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ram\u00f3n","family":"P\u00e9rez-Tanoira","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IIS-Fundaci\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez D\u00edaz","place":["Spain"]},{"name":"University of Helsinki and Helsinki University Hospital","place":["Finland"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Dennis-C\u00e9sar","family":"Levano-Linares","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IIS-Fundaci\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez D\u00edaz","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Angel","family":"Celdr\u00e1n","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IIS-Fundaci\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez D\u00edaz","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Ignacio","family":"Mahillo-Fern\u00e1ndez","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IIS-Fundaci\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez D\u00edaz","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Jaime","family":"Esteban","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"IIS-Fundaci\u00f3n Jim\u00e9nez D\u00edaz","place":["Spain"]}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2016,4,5]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1200\/JCO.2004.10.184"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_3_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1089\/sur.2013.032"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_4_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/01.sla.0000141193.08524.e7"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_5_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1038\/ja.2012.62"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_6_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.22203\/eCM.v008a05"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_7_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1086\/323130"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_8_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1055\/s-0033-1351134"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_9_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00268-010-0516-2"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_10_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0196-6553(00)90006-3"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_11_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/BF02576236"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_12_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1128\/JCM.01762-07"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_13_2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1002\/jbm.a.34118"},{"key":"e_1_3_3_14_2","first-page":"101","article-title":"Surgical drain after open or laparoscopic splenectomy: Is it needed or contraindicated?","volume":"36","author":"Vecchio R","year":"2015","unstructured":"Vecchio R, , Intagliata E, , Marchese S, et al. 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