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Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection

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PATHOGENS

Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (37%)
Staphylococcus aureus (13%)
Enterococcus (13%)
Gram-negative bacilli (14%)
Candida species (8%)
Non-tubercular mycobacteria (rare)
Origins of most pathogens: skin, contamination of catheter hub, contaminated infusion solution or hematogenous seeding.

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Last updated: June 9, 2017

Citation

Bartlett, John G. "Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2017. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540582/all/Vascular_Catheter_Associated_Infection.

Bartlett JG. Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540582/all/Vascular_Catheter_Associated_Infection. Accessed January 23, 2019.

Bartlett, J. G. (2017). Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. Available from https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540582/all/Vascular_Catheter_Associated_Infection

Bartlett JG. Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2017. [cited 2019 January 23]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540582/all/Vascular_Catheter_Associated_Infection

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