Johns Hopkins ABX Guide
Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection
PATHOGENS
- Coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (37%)
- Staphylococcus aureus (13%)
- Enterococcus (13%)
- Gram-negative bacilli (14%)
- Candida species (8%)
- Origins of most pathogens: skin, contamination of catheter hub, contaminated infusion solution or hematogenous seeding.
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Last updated: January 23, 2023
Citation
Fabre, Valeria. "Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection." Johns Hopkins ABX Guide, The Johns Hopkins University, 2023. Pediatrics Central, peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540582/all/Vascular_Catheter_Associated_Infection.
Fabre V. Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection. Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540582/all/Vascular_Catheter_Associated_Infection. Accessed July 24, 2025.
Fabre, V. (2023). Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection. In Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University. https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540582/all/Vascular_Catheter_Associated_Infection
Fabre V. Vascular Catheter-Associated Infection [Internet]. In: Johns Hopkins ABX Guide. The Johns Hopkins University; 2023. [cited 2025 July 24]. Available from: https://peds.unboundmedicine.com/pedscentral/view/Johns_Hopkins_ABX_Guide/540582/all/Vascular_Catheter_Associated_Infection.
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