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Changing Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 May 2018

Anne Marie Chaftari ,
Ray Hachem ,
Ying Jiang ,
Pankil Shah ,
Alawami Hussain ,
Zainab Al Hamal ,
Ammar Yousif ,
Mary Jordan ,
Majd Michael  and
Issam Raad
Anne Marie Chaftari*
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Ray Hachem
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Ying Jiang
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Pankil Shah
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Alawami Hussain
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Zainab Al Hamal
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Ammar Yousif
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Mary Jordan
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Majd Michael
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
Issam Raad
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston Texas
*
Address correspondence to Anne Marie Chaftari, MD, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, Unit 1460, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Blvd, Houston, TX 77030 (achaftar@mdanderson.org).
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Abstract

We compared the etiologic organisms of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in cancer patients with central venous catheters (CVCs) between 2 cohorts separated by more than a decade.

Gram-negative organisms have become the predominant etiologic organisms of BSIs (52%); they now contribute to 41% of catheter-related BSIs (CRBSIs).

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:727–729

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 39 , Issue 6 , June 2018 , pp. 727 - 729
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© 2018 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved 

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