Hospital-acquired bloodstream infections in cancer patients: current knowledge and future directions

A MacPhail, C Dendle, M Slavin, Z McQuilten - Journal of Hospital Infection, 2024 - Elsevier
Cancer patients experience higher rates of preventable harm from hospital acquired
bloodstream infection (haBSI) and central line associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) …

[HTML][HTML] Central venous access device terminologies, complications, and reason for removal in oncology: a scoping review

K Curtis, K Gough, M Krishnasamy, E Tarasenko, G Hill… - BMC cancer, 2024 - Springer
Background Lack of agreed terminology and definitions in healthcare compromises
communication, patient safety, optimal management of adverse events, and research …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical characteristics of peripherally inserted central catheter-related complications in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy: a prospective and …

R Liu, H Xu, L Pu, X Xie, H Chen, Z Wu, H Chen… - BMC cancer, 2023 - Springer
Purpose The incidence of peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)-related
complications is higher in cancer patients than in noncancer patients. However, the pattern …

[HTML][HTML] Molecular and Clinical Data of Antimicrobial Resistance in Microorganisms Producing Bacteremia in a Multicentric Cohort of Patients with Cancer in a Latin …

SA Cruz-Vargas, L García-Muñoz… - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Patients with cancer have a higher risk of severe bacterial infections. This study aims to
determine the frequency, susceptibility profiles, and resistance genes of bacterial species …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical impacts and risk factors for central line-associated bloodstream infection: A systematic review

KM Alshahrani, AZ Alhuwaishel, NM Alangari, MA Asiri… - Cureus, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background A central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is defined as a
primary bloodstream infection (BSI) in a patient that had a central line within the 48-hour …

Are blood cultures the infectious diseases faecal immunochemical test?

KB Laupland, Y Keynan - Journal of the Association of …, 2023 - jammi.utpjournals.press
1Department of Intensive Care Services, Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital, Brisbane,
Queensland, Australia; 2Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland …

[PDF][PDF] Infection Control Measures Associated with Central Venous Catheter in Pediatric: Health Care Professionals' Knowledge and Performance

D Eldesokey, A Ahmed, H Nafee - Mansoura Nursing Journal, 2024 - journals.ekb.eg
Introduction: Central line associated blood stream infection is responsible for increasing the
mortality inpediatric intensive care units, prolonged hospitalization and increasing …