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Multicenter Study
. 2013 Mar;34(3):316-20.
doi: 10.1086/669513. Epub 2013 Jan 22.

Surveillance of hospital-acquired central line-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric hematology-oncology patients: lessons learned, challenges ahead

Aditya H Gaur  1 , David G Bundy, Cuilan Gao, Eric J Werner, Amy L Billett, Jeff D Hord, Jane D Siegel, David Dickens, Cindi Winkle, Marlene R Miller; Children's Hospital Association Hematology-Oncology Quality Transformation Collaborative Project
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Surveillance of hospital-acquired central line-associated bloodstream infections in pediatric hematology-oncology patients: lessons learned, challenges ahead

Aditya H Gaur et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Mar.

Abstract

Across 36 US pediatric oncology centers, 576 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) were reported over a 21-month period. Most infections occurred in those with leukemia and/or profound neutropenia. The contribution of viridans streptococci infections was striking. Study findings depict the contemporary epidemiology of CLABSIs in hospitalized pediatric cancer patients.

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