Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Obese Hematologic Patients

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2015 Aug;36(8):995-6. doi: 10.1017/ice.2015.107. Epub 2015 May 20.

Authors

Enrico Schalk¹, Jacqueline Färber², Thomas Fischer¹, Florian H Heidel¹

Affiliations

¹ 1Department of Hematology and Oncology,Medical Center,Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg,Magdeburg,Germany.
² 2Department of Medical Microbiology,Infection Control and Prevention,Medical Center,Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg,Magdeburg,Germany.

PMID: 25990462
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2015.107

No abstract available

Publication types

Clinical Trial

MeSH terms

Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia / epidemiology*
Bacteremia / microbiology
Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology*
Catheter-Related Infections / microbiology
Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects*
Cross Infection / epidemiology
Cross Infection / microbiology
Female
Germany / epidemiology
Hematologic Diseases / complications*
Hematologic Diseases / drug therapy
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Obesity / complications*
Registries
Staphylococcal Infections / epidemiology*
Staphylococcal Infections / microbiology
Staphylococcus epidermidis*