Changing Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients. (17th May 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chaftari, Anne Marie; Hachem, Ray; Jiang, Ying; Shah, Pankil; Hussain, Alawami; Hamal, Zainab Al; Yousif, Ammar; Jordan, Mary; Michael, Majd; Raad, Issam
• Is Part Of: Infection control and hospital epidemiology. Volume 39:Number 6(2018)
• Page Start: 727
• Page End: 729
• Publication Date: 2018-05-17
• Subjects: Nosocomial infections -- Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Health facilities -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Hospital buildings -- Sanitation -- Periodicals; Cross Infection -- Periodicals; Epidemiology -- Periodicals; Hospitals -- Periodicals; Infection Control -- Periodicals; 614.44
• DOI: 10.1017/ice.2018.75
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0899-823X

Abstract

Abstract : We compared the etiologic organisms of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in cancer patients with central venous catheters (CVCs) between 2 cohorts separated by more than a decade. Gram-negative organisms have become the predominant etiologic organisms of BSIs (52%); they now contribute to 41% of catheter-related BSIs (CRBSIs). Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:727–729