Peripheral Intravenous Catheter Placement Is an Underrecognized Source of Staphylococcus aureus Bloodstream Infection

Few studies have focused on the risks of peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVs) as sources for Staphylococcus aureus bacteremia (SAB), a life-threatening complication. We identified 34 PIV-related infections (7.6%) in a cohort of 445 patients with SAB. Peripheral intravenous catheter-related SAB wa...

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Autores principales: Austin, Eloise D., Sullivan, Sean B., Whittier, Susan, Lowy, Franklin D., Uhlemann, Anne-Catrin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2016
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Brief Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4867656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27191005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw072

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4867656/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27191005
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofw072

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