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Sepsis severity in chronic intestinal failure patients presenting with catheter related blood stream infection [PDF]
Intestinal FailureIntroduction: The occurrence of catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for patients receiving home parenteral support (HPS) via a central venous catheter (CVC), as part of their chronic intestinal ...
Ashley Bond +6 more
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Case report: Catheter related blood stream infection caused by Candida vulturna [PDF]
Medical Mycology Case Reports, 2022 Candida vulturna is a newly emerging candida species belong to Candida haemulonii species complex of Metschnikowiaceae family. Numerous clinical samples have been reported to isolate C. vulturna since discovery. We report a case of catheter related blood
Anusia Muthusamy +3 more
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Risk factors and microbial profile of central venous catheter related blood stream infection in medical cardiac care units, National Heart Institute, Egypt [PDF]
The Egyptian Heart Journal, 2018 Introduction: Catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is the main complication of central venous catheter (CVC) use. The aim of the study is to improve the safety of patients with central venous catheter in National Heart Institute (NHI) medical ...
Ghada Mahmoud Khalil +1 more
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Intracardiac fistula: an unusual complication of catheter-related blood stream infection [PDF]
JRSM Open, 2017 Lesson In end stage renal disease patients on dialysis, the use of catheter as a vascular access is associated with a significant risk of sepsis compared to an arterio-venous fistula.
Abhilash Koratala +3 more
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Corynebacterium striatum Bacteremia Associated with a Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection [PDF]
Case Reports in Infectious Diseases, 2017 A 49-year-old woman visited our emergency department because of exertional dyspnea due to severe left ventricular functional failure. It progressed to disseminated intravascular coagulation and disturbance of consciousness on day 67 of admission.
Ueno Daisuke +3 more
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Catheter-related blood stream infection caused by Tsukamurella Pulmosis [PDF]
IDCases, 2022 Yoshiro Hadano
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International Journal of Infectious Diseases, 2014 Objectives: The purpose of this meta-analysis was to examine the effectiveness of silver-impregnated central venous catheters (CVCs) in preventing catheter bacterial colonization and catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSIs).
Ya-Mei Chen +5 more
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2023 Objective: To determine the frequency of catheter related bacterial infections among the patients on hemodialysis due to end stage renal disease. Study Design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Nephrology, Sharif ...
Fatima Sonia +3 more
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Blood culture practices in patients with a central line at an academic medical center—Iowa, 2020
Antimicrobial Stewardship & Healthcare Epidemiology, 2022 We analyzed blood-culture practices to characterize the utilization of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) recommendations related to catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) blood cultures.
Elias Kovoor +16 more
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Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020 Objective: To compare chlorhexidine dressing versus simple occlusive dressing in preventing central venous catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) in medical intensive care unit. Study Design: Prospective comparative study.
Faizullah Khan +4 more
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