Catheter related infections in Damas Hospital
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
;
86(4/6): 37-41, Apr.-Jun. 1994.
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em Inglês
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| ID: lil-411613
ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to investigate the extent of catheter-related infections in our Institution. We examined retrospectively 89 medical records of patients in whom an intravascular catheter tip culture were obtained during January through December 1991. Forty-seven catheter related infections were identified in 43 patients. There were 33 multiple lumen infected catheters and 14 single lumen. Catheters for hemodialysis were infected in 38.3 of the patients. Twenty catheters were inserted into the subclavian vein. Fifty percent of the reinserted catheters were placed in the same site, of which 28.6 became infected. Staphylococcus epidermis was isolated in 28.1 of the patients, while in 50 of the patients with Staphylococcus aureus, bacteremia was identified. Staphylococci and Enterococci were more sensitive to Vancomycin than to any other antibiotic
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Assunto principal:
Cateterismo
/
Infecção Hospitalar
Limite:
Adolescente
/
Adulto
/
Feminino
/
Humanos
/
Masculino
País/Região como assunto:
Caribe
/
Porto Rico
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Bol. Asoc. Méd. P. R
Assunto da revista:
Medicina
Ano de publicação:
1994
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Porto Rico
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Damas Hospital/PR
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