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Comparative Study
. 2018 Jun;39(6):727-729.
doi: 10.1017/ice.2018.75.

Changing Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients

Anne Marie Chaftari  1 , Ray Hachem  1 , Ying Jiang  1 , Pankil Shah  1 , Alawami Hussain  1 , Zainab Al Hamal  1 , Ammar Yousif  1 , Mary Jordan  1 , Majd Michael  1 , Issam Raad  1
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Comparative Study

Changing Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients

Anne Marie Chaftari et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2018 Jun.

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.

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