Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Placement Is an Underrecognized Source of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection

Few studies have focused on the risks of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVs) as sources for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), a life-threatening complication. We identified 34 PIV-related infections (7.6%) in a cohort of 445 patients with SAB. Peripheral intravenous catheter-related SAB was associated with significantly longer bacteremia duration and thrombophlebitis at old PIV sites rather than current PIVs.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2016

Erschienen:

2016

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:3

Enthalten in:

Open forum infectious diseases - 3(2016), 2 vom: 26. März, Seite ofw072

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Austin, Eloise D [VerfasserIn]
Sullivan, Sean B [VerfasserIn]
Whittier, Susan [VerfasserIn]
Lowy, Franklin D [VerfasserIn]
Uhlemann, Anne-Catrin [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Bacteremia
Journal Article
MRSA
Peripheral IV
Staphylococcus aureus

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Date Completed 18.05.2016

Date Revised 08.04.2022

published: Electronic-eCollection

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1093/ofid/ofw072

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM260456888