OBJECTIVE: Patients with pediatric intestinal failure (IF) depend on parenteral nutrition for
growth and survival, but are at risk for complications, such as catheter-related bloodstream …

Background. Prolonged exposure to central venous access devices carries significant risk of
device-associated bloodstream infection (BSI), which is associated with morbidity, added …

Background. The use of haemodialysis catheters is complicated by catheter-related sepsis.
Intraluminal colonization of the catheter with bacteria is important in the pathogenesis of …

The use of tunneled dialysis catheters to deliver hemodialysis treatment may be associated
with major problems. For this reason their use should be minimized as much as possible …

As a result of the high rate of infection, the NKF-K/DOQI guidelines recommended that an
uncuffed catheter (UC) should not be used for longer than three weeks. However, the …

BACKGROUND: Bacteremia is a major cause of morbidity in patients using intravascular
catheters. Interdialytic locking with antibiotics decreases the incidence of bacteremia, but …

Catheter-related infections and dysfunction are the main catheter complications causing
morbidity and mortality in hemodialysis patients. However, there are no consistent data for …

Central venous accesses have become an integral component of vascular access
procedures for hemodialysis. Although the DOQI guidelines recommend that less than 10 …

Abstract Background Taurolidin/Citrate (TauroLock™), a lock solution with broad spectrum
antimicrobial activity, may prevent bloodstream infection (BSI) due to coagulase-negative …

Formerly an under-appreciated iatrogenic infection, catheter-related bloodstream infections
(CRBSIs) are now the focus of considerable preventive strategies. Although robust clinical …