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Catheter-related bloodstream infections due to coagulase-negative staphylococci managed with catheter removal: Recurrences are rare. [PDF]

, 2020
Little research has been carried out on recurrences of catheter-related bloodstream infection due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS-CRBSI). The main objective of this study was to characterize patients with CoNS-CRBSI and infection recurrence ...
Buetti, Niccolò, Marschall, Jonas, Hebeisen, Ursula, Babouee Flury, Baharak, Atkinson, Andrew   +4 more
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Genotypic study documents divergence in the pathogenesis of bloodstream infection related central venous catheters in neonates

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014
Objective: To investigate the pathogenesis of bloodstream infection by Staphylococcus epidermidis, using the molecular epidemiology, in high-risk neonates. Methods: We conducted a prospective study of a cohort of neonates with bloodstream infection using
Cristiane Silveira Brito, Rosineide Marques Ribas, Daiane Silva Resende, Denise Von Dolinger de Brito, Vânia Olivetti Steffen Abdallah, Kátia Regina Netto dos Santos, Fernanda Sampaio Cavalcante, Pricilla Dias Moura de Matos, Paulo P. Gontijo Filho   +8 more
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Diagnostic and Therapeutic Utility of Positive Intravascular Catheter Tip Cultures

Microbiology Spectrum, 2022
This study evaluated the performance and clinical utility of performing intravascular catheter tip cultures (CTC). A retrospective chart review was conducted over a 2.5 year period on all patients who demonstrated growth of at least one organism on CTC ...
Patrizia Ulrich, Alexander J. Lepak, Derrick J. Chen   +2 more
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The Seasonality of Peripheral Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections [PDF]

Infectious Diseases and Therapy, 2020
Although the seasonality of infectious diseases has been widely reported, the seasonality of peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection (PV-CRBSI) has not been investigated. This study investigated the seasonality of PV-CRBSI and its relationship with meteorological conditions.A retrospective cohort study of PV-CRBSI at Tokyo Medical ...
Nakamura, Itaru, Takahashi, Hideaki, Sakagami-Tsuchiya, Maki, Machida, Masaki, Sato, Satoko, Watanabe, Yusuke, Fujita, Hiroaki, Kobayashi, Takehito, Fukushima, Shinji, Watanabe, Hidehiro   +9 more
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Hospital-acquired, laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection: increased hospital stay and direct costs. [PDF]

, 2002
OBJECTIVES: To determine increased hospital stay and direct costs attributable to hospital-acquired, laboratory-confirmed bloodstream infection (BSI), and to evaluate the matching variable length of stay (LOS).
NOAH N., Noah, Norman, Orsi, Giovanni Battista, DI STEFANO L., Di Stefano, Lidia   +4 more
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Evaluation of Cellular and Systemic Toxicity of Dielectric Barrier Discharge Plasma-Treated N-Acetylcysteine as Potential Antimicrobial Catheter Lock Solution

Plasma, 2021
Intravenous catheter-related bloodstream infections are a cause of remarkable problems. Catheter lock solutions are used to keep catheter patency and prevent catheter-related bloodstream infections.
Utku K. Ercan, Adam D. Yost, Kimberly Wasko, Ari D. Brooks, Suresh G. Joshi   +4 more
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Catheter-related bloodstream infections with coagulase-negative staphylococci: are antibiotics necessary if the catheter is removed? [PDF]

, 2019
Background Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) with coagulase-negative Staphylococci (CoNS) are a common source of hospital-acquired bloodstream infections.
Ursula Patricia Hebeisen, Andrew Atkinson, Marschall, Jonas, Hebeisen, Ursula Patricia, Buetti, Niccolò Ivo Marco-Aurelio, Atkinson, Andrew, Niccolò Buetti, Jonas Marschall   +7 more
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Catheter-related bloodstream infections in neonatal intensive care units [PDF]

Korean Journal of Pediatrics, 2011
Central venous catheters (CVCs) are regularly used in intensive care units, and catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) remains a leading cause of healthcare-associated infections, particularly in preterm infants.
Jung Hyun Lee
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Advanced Materials for Biologics Delivery to Brain Tumors

Advanced Materials, EarlyView.
Material innovation is central to unlocking the therapeutic potential of biologics against many central nervous system diseases, including brain cancer. By engineering carriers with controlled transport, targeting, and release properties, advanced materials can overcome the blood–brain barrier and tumor microenvironment, improving the delivery of ...
Yuran Feng, Yuxue Cao, Maria Kavallaris, Taskeen Janjua, Amirali Popat   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Prevention in the Long-Term Acute Care Setting [PDF]

, 2012
Sustained reduction of central line-associated bloodstream infections remains elusive in many institutions, including the long-term acute care hospital (LTACH), despite a focus on improving patient outcomes.
Dougherty, Mary Lisbeth, MSN RN AOCNA
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