Turkish Journal of Hematology, 2015 INTRODUCTION: This study aims to document and analyze the central venous catheter (CVC)-related complications in children with hematological diseases who were treated within a single institution.
Ayhan Pektaş +2 more
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A central line care maintenance bundle for the prevention of central line–associated bloodstream infection in non–intensive care unit settings [PDF]
, 2016 OBJECTIVE: To evaluate a central line care maintenance bundle to reduce central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in non-ICU settings. DESIGN: Before-after trial with 12 month follow-up period.
Ball, Kelly +7 more
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Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2018 Objective: This was a systematic review of the incidence density and risk factors for central venous catheter‐related infections in a neonatal population.
Viviane Rosado +6 more
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A crossover intervention trial evaluating the efficacy of a chlorhexidine-impregnated sponge in reducing catheter-related bloodstream infections among patients undergoing hemodialysis [PDF]
, 2010 BACKGROUND: Catheter-related bloodstream infections (BSI) account for the majority of hemodialysis-related infections. There are no published data on the efficacy of the chlorhexidine-impregnated foam dressing at reducing catheter-related BSI in ...
Camins, Bernard C +6 more
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Taurolidine lock is superior to heparin lock in the prevention of catheter related bloodstream infections and occlusions. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2014 Patients on home parenteral nutrition (HPN) are at risk for catheter-related complications; mainly infections and occlusions. We have previously shown in HPN patients presenting with catheter sepsis that catheter locking with taurolidine dramatically ...
Evelyn D Olthof +5 more
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Risk Factors for Nosocomial Infection in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit by the Japanese Nosocomial Infection Surveillance (JANIS) [PDF]
, 2008 We evaluated the infection risks in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) using data of NICU infection surveillance data. The subjects were 871 NICU babies, consisting of 465 boys and 406 girls, who were cared for between June 2002 and January 2003 in ...
Babazono, Akira +11 more
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Biotimer assay: A reliable and rapid method for the evaluation of central venous catheter microbial colonization [PDF]
, 2017 Adherent bacteria and biofilm frequently colonize central venous catheters (CVCs). CVC colonization is correlated to infections and particularly to bloodstream ones.
Antimo Cutone +8 more
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Central Venous Catheter Complications during Home Parenteral Nutrition: A Prospective Pilot Study of 481 Patients with More than 30,000 Catheter Days [PDF]
, 2008 Background: Home parenteral nutrition (HPN) has been shown to delay deterioration in cancer patients with malnutrition. Its risk-benefit ratio, however, is determined by the threat of central venous catheter (CVC) complications.
Arnold, Dirk +4 more
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Effect of daptomycin and vancomycin on Staphylococcus epidermidis biofilms: An in vitro assessment using fluorescence in situ hybridization [PDF]
, 2019 Colonization of in-dwelling catheters by microbial biofilms is a major concern in patient health eventually leading to catheter-related blood stream infections.
Affeld, Klaus +11 more
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Diagnosis of intravascular catheter infection [PDF]
, 2007 PURPOSE OF REVIEW: To review the distinction between catheter-related and catheter-associated infections and to report the recent advances in the methods used for their diagnosis.
Eggimann, P.
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