Incidence of and factors associated with catheter-related bloodstream infection in patients with advanced solid tumors on home parenteral nutrition managed using a standardized catheter care protocol

BACKGROUND: Catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSIs) are associated with high morbidity and mortality as well as increased medical costs. Cancer patients, who are often immunocompromised, are susceptible to CRBSI while receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN). We evaluated the incidence of...

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Autores principales: Vashi, Pankaj G., Virginkar, Natasha, Popiel, Brenten, Edwin, Persis, Gupta, Digant
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28558699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2469-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5450397/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28558699
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-017-2469-7

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