Changing Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients.

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.

• Authors: Anne Marie Chaftari, Ray Hachem, Ying Jiang, Pankil Shah, Alawami Hussain, Zainab Al Hamal, Ammar Yousif, Mary Jordan, Majd Michael, Issam Raad
• Journal: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol) Vol. 39 Issue 6 Pg. 727-729 (06 2018) ISSN: 1559-6834 [Electronic] United States
• PMID: 29770754 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adolescent
• Adult
• Aged
• Aged, 80 and over
• Bacteremia (epidemiology)
• Catheter-Related Infections (epidemiology, microbiology)
• Catheterization, Central Venous (adverse effects)
• Central Venous Catheters (adverse effects)
• Child
• Child, Preschool
• Cohort Studies
• Cross Infection (epidemiology, microbiology)
• Databases, Factual
• Female
• Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections (epidemiology)
• Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections (epidemiology)
• Humans
• Male
• Middle Aged
• Neoplasms
• Risk Factors
• Texas (epidemiology)
• Young Adult