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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
  • , David G. Bundy
  • , Cuilan Gao
  • , Eric J. Werner
  • , Amy L. Billett
  • , Jeff D. Hord
  • , Jane D. Siegel
  • , David Dickens
  • , Cindi Winkle
  • , Marlene R. Miller
  • St. Jude Children Research Hospital
  • Medical University of South Carolina
  • University of Tennessee, Chattanooga
  • Hospital of the King's Daughters
  • Boston Children's Hospital
  • Akron Children's Hospital
  • Children's Medical Center Dallas
  • Spectrum Health
  • Johns Hopkins University

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Resumen

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.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)316-320
Número de páginas5
PublicaciónInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volumen34
N.º3
DOI
EstadoPublished - mar 2013
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