Stopped: Emerging evidence made the trial unnecessary.
The goal of this study is to verify whether extensive flushing of the port catheter in patients with catheter related blood stream infection will lead to correct vancomycin trough levels, taken via the port catheter and compared with simultaneously taken peripheral samples.
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Vancomycin trough levels via port catheter and peripheral vein
Timeframe: At steady state i.e. approximately 36 hours after initation of the treatment or a change in dose