Publication Name	World Journal of Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript ID	89085
Country	Spain

Category	Critical Care Medicine
Manuscript Type	Prospective Study
Article Title	Adding vortexing to the Maki technique provides no benefit for the diagnosis of catheter colonization or catheter-related bacteremia
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Leonardo Lorente, Maria Lecuona Fernandez, Adriana González-Mesa, Judith Oliveras-Roura, Cristina Rosado, Pablo Cabrera, Emma Casal, Alejandro Jiménez, María Luisa Mora and Ana Madueño
Funding Agency and Grant Number
Corresponding Author	Leonardo Lorente, MD, PhD, Medical Assistant, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Ofra s/n, La Laguna 38320, Spain. lorentemartin@msn.com
Key Words	Vortexing; Maki; Bloodstream infection; Colonization
Core Tip	A previous study compared vortexing and Maki techniques for the diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI), and concluded that vortexing was not superior to Maki the method. The novel finding of our study was that the combined use of vortexing and Maki techniques did not provide profitability to the technique of Maki alone to the diagnosis of CRBSI.
Citation	Lorente L, Lecuona Fernandez M, González-Mesa A, Oliveras-Roura J, Rosado C, Cabrera P, Casal E, Jiménez A, Mora ML, Madueño A. Adding vortexing to the Maki technique provides no benefit for the diagnosis of catheter colonization or catheter-related bacteremia. World J Crit Care Med 2024; 13(1): 89085

Received	2023-10-20 10:05
Peer-Review Started	2023-10-20 10:06
To Make the First Decision
Return for Revision	2023-12-28 02:34
Revised	2024-01-12 18:07
Second Decision	2024-02-21 02:45
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2024-02-21 06:49
Articles in Press	2024-02-21 06:49
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Typeset the Manuscript	2024-02-27 00:25

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