Background: Catheter‐related bloodstream infections are a serious and common
complication in patients receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Methods: Prevalence of …

Abstract From April 1976 to January 1988, 58 patients received home parenteral nutrition for
2–138 months, median 36 months, corresponding to a total treatment period of 233 patient …

Introduction: Catheter‐related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) is a serious complication in
patients receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) and ethanol …

Background Central line‐associated blood stream infections (CLABSI) prevalencehas
decreased significantly over the past years in part due to hospital‐level infection control …

Background: Catheter‐related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) is a common complication in
patients receiving home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Data regarding catheter salvage after a …

Methods Set in a 525-bed university hospital providing acute and tertiary services. A
prospective database was established in 1997, recording data on all patients with CVCs …

For a period of 32 months from the inception of the Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition (PEN)
Team at the University of Michigan, the infection rate (IR) related to central venous catheters …

Abstract Purpose of Review Catheter-related blood stream infections (CRBSI) pose a
significant risk to patients on home parenteral nutrition (HPN). Recurrent loss of catheters …

Background: Central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is a complication of
central venous access devices used for parenteral nutrition (PN). PN overfeeding is …

To diminish the risk of serious complications from catheter-related bacteremias or
fungemias, an optimized diagnosis andantimicrobial therapy is essential and early catheter …