Novel approach using antimicrobial catheters to improve the management of central line-associated bloodstream infections in cancer patients.

Chaftari, Anne-Marie; Kassis, Christelle; El Issa, Hiba; Al Wohoush, Iba; Jiang, Ying; Rangaraj, Gopikishan; Caillouet, Brenda; Pravinkumar, S Egbert; Hachem, Ray Y; Raad, Issam I

Chaftari, Anne-Marie; Kassis, Christelle; El Issa, Hiba; Al Wohoush, Iba; Jiang, Ying; Rangaraj, Gopikishan; Caillouet, Brenda; Pravinkumar, S Egbert; Hachem, Ray Y; Raad, Issam I.

Affiliation

Chaftari AM; Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas. achaftar@mdanderson.org.

Cancer ; 117(11): 2551-8, 2011 Jun 01.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24048803

Subject(s)

Anti-Infective Agents/therapeutic use; Bacteremia/drug therapy; Bacteremia/etiology; Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects; Neoplasms/complications; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Catheterization, Central Venous/methods; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Recurrence; Retrospective Studies; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult

Key words

antimicrobial catheters; bacteremia; catheter exchange; minocycline; rifampin

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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Catheterization, Central Venous / Bacteremia / Anti-Infective Agents / Neoplasms Type of study: Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Adolescent / Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Journal: Cancer Year: 2011 Document type: Article

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