Early Onset versus Late Onset Peripherally Inserted Central Venous Catheter Infections: An Analysis of Risk Factors and Microbiology

The risks and microbiology for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are less well described than those for traditional central catheters, particularly as they pertain to duration of catheterization. We compared patients with early- and late-onset PICC bloodstream infections at our institu...

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Published in:Infection control and hospital epidemiology 2013-09, Vol.34 (9), p.980-983
Main Authors: Chittick, Paul, Azhar, Sobia, Movva, Kalyani, Keller, Paula, Boura, Judith A., Band, Jeffrey
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antimicrobials
Biological and medical sciences
Candidiasis - etiology
Candidiasis - microbiology
Catheter-Related Infections - etiology
Catheter-Related Infections - microbiology
Catheterization, Central Venous - adverse effects
Catheterization, Peripheral - adverse effects
Central venous catheterization
Concise Communication
Cross Infection - etiology
Cross Infection - microbiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - etiology
Enterobacteriaceae Infections - microbiology
Fermentation
Health care industry
Humans
Infections
Medical sciences
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
Microbiology
Miscellaneous
Nursing
Peripheral catheterization
Predisposing factors
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Staphylococcal Infections - etiology
Staphylococcal Infections - microbiology
Staphylococcus
Staphylococcus aureus
Time Factors
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Summary:The risks and microbiology for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are less well described than those for traditional central catheters, particularly as they pertain to duration of catheterization. We compared patients with early- and late-onset PICC bloodstream infections at our institution and found significant differences in microbiologic etiologies.
ISSN:0899-823X
1559-6834
DOI:10.1086/671726