Catheter-related septic thrombophlebitis of the great central veins successfully treated with low-dose streptokinase thrombolysis and antimicrobials

BACKGROUND: Septic thrombophlebitis is an iatrogenic life-threatening disease associated with use of central venous devices and intravenous (IV) therapy. In cancer patients receiving chemotherapy, vein resection or surgical thrombectomy in large central venous lines is time-consuming, can delay admi...

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Autores principales: Volkow, Patricia, Cornejo-Juárez, Patricia, Arizpe-Bravo, Ana Berta, García-Méndez, Jorge, Baltazares-Lipp, Enrique, Pérez-Padilla, Rogelio
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2005
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1236965/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16111500
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-9560-3-11

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