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Central venous catheter-related infections caused by Corynebacterium amycolatum and other multiresistant non-diphtherial corynebacteria in paediatric oncology patients

Braz. j. infect. dis; 22 (4), 2018
ABSTRACT Bloodstream and venous catheter-related corynebacterial infections in paediatric patients with haematological cancer were investigated from January 2003 to December 2014 at the Brazilian National Cancer Institute in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. We observed that during cancer treatment, invasive coryn...

Central venous catheter for hemodialysis: incidence of infection and risk factors

Rev. bras. enferm; 71 (3), 2018
ABSTRACT Objective: To measure the incidence of infection in short-term central venous catheter for hemodialysis and to identify the associated risk factors. Method: Prospective cohort study conducted in a teaching hospital from September 2015 to April 2016. Patients requiring central venous catheter f...

Impacto de un programa de reducción de infección asociada a catéter en 9 unidades de cuidado intensivo pediátrico en Argentina

Arch. argent. pediatr; 116 (2), 2018
Las infecciones asociadas a catéteres (IAC) conllevan elevada morbimortalidad, con el aumento del uso de recursos hospitalarios. Objetivo. Describir los resultados de un programa para disminuir la tasa de IAC en las unidades de cuidados intensivos pediátricos de Argentina. Población y métodos. Estudi...

Risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in a neonatal population - systematic review

J. pediatr. (Rio J.); 94 (1), 2018
Abstract Objective: This was a systematic review of the incidence density and risk factors for central venous catheter-related infections in a neonatal population. Data source: The MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane, BDENF, SciELO, and LILACS databases were used without date or language restriction. Studies tha...

Prevalence and antibiogram of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus isolated from medical device-related infections; a retrospective study in Lahore, Pakistan

Abstract INTRODUCTION: With the advancement of medicine and surgery, various types of medical devices have become part of treatment strategies. METHODS: Identification and antimicrobial sensitivity testing were done according to CLSI guidelines following standard microbiological practices. RESULTS: ...

Perfil microbiológico de infecciones urinarias asociadas a cateterismo permanente en el Hospital de Talca

Rev. méd. Maule; 33 (1), 2017
Urinary tract infection associated to permanent catheterization is the most frequent infection associated to health care. Antibiotic resistance is an increasing problem, thus it is important to know the local pathogenic agents, their resistance and sensibility profiles to use an optimal treatment. OBJECT...

Incidência de flebite e flebite pós-infusional em adultos hospitalizados

Rev. gaúch. enferm; 38 (2), 2017
RESUMO Objetivo Avaliar a incidência de flebite durante o uso de cateter intravenoso periférico (CIP) e pós-infusional e analisar a associação com fatores de risco em pacientes hospitalizados. Método Estudo de coorte com 165 pacientes adultos internados em hospital universitário de Porto Alegr...

Cateter venoso central de curta permanência: análise de 174 casos em unidade de transplante de medula óssea

Rev. AMRIGS; 60 (4), 2016
Introdução: O acesso venoso é um procedimento elementar e essencial tanto no atendimento hospitalar quanto no ambulatorial. Tal relevância pode ser destacada na assistência médica de pacientes oncológicos, na qual cateteres venosos para acesso central são utilizados com alta frequência. O objeti...

Los días de exposición a nutrición parenteral aumentan el riesgo de bacteriemia asociada a catéter venoso central

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (6), 2016
Background: Infectious complications associated to central venous catheter (CVC) increase morbidity, mortality and costs. Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is one of the risk factors described for catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI). The aim of this study was explore if TPN and time of exposit...

Epidemiología y pronóstico de pacientes con infección del torrente sanguíneo en 10 hospitales de Colombia

Rev. chil. infectol; 33 (2), 2016
Background: Knowing the local epidemiology and etiology of bloodstream infections allows tailoring the empirical initial antimicrobial therapy to obtain a better outcome for these episodes. Aim: To describe the epidemiological and microbiological aspects as well as the factors associated with mortality i...