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Catheter-related Blood Stream Infection in a Patient with Hemodialysis [PDF]

Acta Medica Indonesiana, 2018
A 31-year-old patient came to visit the outpatient clinic at the hospital for his routine twice-weekly hemodialyis (HD) session. During HD, the patient suddenly developed a fever with shivering.
Anti Dharmayanti, Dalima Astrawinata
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Hemodialysis catheter related blood stream infections [PDF]

International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences, 2018
Background: Hemodialysis catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is common cause for sepsis in hemodialysis patients with high morbidity and mortality. It has to be diagnosed promptly for early treatment to avoid serious complications including catheter removal.
Tanuja Nambakam Subramanyam, Girish P. Vakrani   +1 more
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Catheter related blood stream infections in critically ill patients with continuous haemo(dia)filtration and temporary non-tunnelled vascular access

Swiss Medical Weekly, 2011
This prospective, single centre, observational study analysed the rate of catheter related blood stream infections in critically ill patients in intensive care units treated with haemo(dia)filtration. The infection rate was 3.8 per 1000 patient days.
C Forster, M Schönenberger, S Woodtli
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Prevention of Catheter-Related Blood Stream Infection: Back to Basics? [PDF]

Surgical Infections, 2011
Central venous catheter (CVC)-related infections are a substantial problem in the intensive care unit (ICU). Our infection control team initiated the routine use of antiseptic-coated (chlorhexidine-silver sulfadiazine; Chx-SS) CVCs in our adult ICUs to reduce catheter-associated (CA) and catheter-related (CR) blood stream infection (BSI) as we ...
Cherry-Bukowiec, Jill R., Denchev, Krassimir, Dickinson, Sharon, Chenoweth, Carol E., Zalewski, Christy, Meldrum, Craig, Sihler, Kristen C., Brunsvold, Melissa E., Papadimos, Thomas J., Park, Pauline K., Napolitano, Lena M.   +10 more
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Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections In Patients Of The Intensive Care Unit [PDF]

International Archives of Medicine, 2017
Objective: To identify the prevalence of bloodstream infection associated with the Catheter related Blood stream infections in patients of the Intensive Care Unit, and the characteristics of its use and handling. Methods: Descriptive and transversal study with a sample of 88 participants.
Maria Do Livramento Fortes Figueiredo, Lidya Tolstenko Nogueira, Layze Braz de Oliveira, Maria Zélia de Araújo Madeira, Maria Eliete Batista Moura, Odinéa Maria Amorim Batista, Ana Carolina Coimbra De Castro   +6 more
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Intravascular catheter-related infections in an Indian tertiary care hospital

Journal of Infection in Developing Countries, 2010
Introduction: This study had two objectives: 1) to determine the clinical and microbiological profiles of patients developing intravascular catheter-related local (localized catheter colonization and exit site) and systemic infections and their ...
Ramanathan Parameswaran, Jatan Bahadur Sherchan, Muralidhar Varma D, Chiranjay Mukhopadhyay, Sudha Vidyasagar   +4 more
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Antibiotic lock solutions as adjunct therapy for catheter-related blood stream infections in pediatric hemodialysis patients [PDF]

Frontiers in Pediatrics
The predominant use of intravenous catheters as primary access type in the pediatric hemodialysis population is associated with an increased risk of catheter related blood stream infections. While strict adherence to catheter placement and long-term care
N. Blair, P. Patil, D. Nguyen, B. Paudyal-Nepal, F. Iorember   +4 more
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Can procalcitonin be a diagnostic marker for catheter‐related blood stream infection in children?

Jornal de Pediatria (Versão em Português), 2016
Objective: The potential role of procalcitonin (PCT) in the diagnosis of catheter‐related bloodstream infection (CRBSIs) is still unclear and requires further research. The diagnostic value of serum PCT for the diagnosis of CRBSI in children is evaluated
Yasemin Ozsurekci, Kamile Oktay Arıkan, Cihangül Bayhan, Eda Karadağ‐Öncel, Ahmet Emre Aycan, Venhar Gürbüz, Gülşen Hasçelik, Mehmet Ceyhan   +7 more
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Catheter-related blood stream infection caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica. [PDF]

Folia Microbiol (Praha), 2015
Raoultella spp. representatives are Gram-negative capsulated, nonmotile rods. These bacteria are found in the natural environment: plants, water, soil and insects. R. ornithinolytica is one of the three species of Raoultella. R. ornithinolytica is the only species within the genus which has the ability to produce ornithine decarboxylase.
Sękowska A, Dylewska K, Gospodarek E, Bogiel T.   +3 more
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Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis secondary to hemodialysis catheter-related blood stream infection. [PDF]

Indian J Nephrol, 2017
A 57-year-old man on dialysis presented with fever due to Pseudomonas septicemia. Workup revealed very high triglycerides and serum ferritin levels. A bone marrow examination showed hemophagocytosis. A diagnosis of hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) was made and steroids were started. He was put on automated peritoneal dialysis.
Anandh U, Johari S, Vaswani B.
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