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Uncommon aetiological agents of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
Epidemiol Infect. 2015 Mar;143(4):741-4
Authors: Reigadas E, Rodríguez-Créixems M, Sánchez-Carrillo C, Martín-Rabadán P, Bouza E
Abstract
The clinical and microbiological characteristics of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) due to uncommon microorganisms was assessed in a retrospective case-control study over a 9-year period in a tertiary teaching hospital. Uncommon microorganisms were defined as those representing <0·5% of all CR-BSI. Diagnosis of CR-BSI required that the same microorganism was grown from at least one peripheral venous blood culture and a catheter tip culture. Thirty-one episodes of CR-BSI were identified due to 13 different genera and these accounted for 2·3% of all CR-BSI in the hospital. Although these infections were not associated with increased mortality, they occurred in patients with more severe underlying conditions who were receiving prolonged antibiotic therapy.
PMID: 24887020 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]