Linda M. Mundy
Abstract
Central venous catheters (CVCs) permit drug and fluid delivery in very ill patients but bring the risk for catheter-related bacteremia (CRB). Gram-positive organisms account for the majority of such infections and are the focus of most studies of nosocomial bacteremia. Now, investigators have …
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Central venous catheters (CVCs) permit drug and fluid delivery in very ill patients but bring the risk for catheter-related bacteremia (CRB). Gram-positive organisms account for the majority of such infections and are the focus of most studies of nosocomial bacteremia. Now, investigators have …
Key concepts: Bacteremia, Medicine, Intensive care medicine, Catheter, Central venous catheter, Critically ill, Bloodstream infection, Surgery