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| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition |
| Publisher | CRC Press |
| Pages | 515-549 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781420030426 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9780824758547 |
| Publication status | Published - 2004 |
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| Name | Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition |
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Catheter-related infections in pediatric patients. / Fleer, André; Krediet, Tannette G.; Gerards, Leo J.; Wolfs, Tom F. W.; Roord, John J.
Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition. CRC Press, 2004. p. 515-549 (Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
TY - CHAP
T1 - Catheter-related infections in pediatric patients
AU - Fleer, André
AU - Krediet, Tannette G.
AU - Gerards, Leo J.
AU - Wolfs, Tom F. W.
AU - Roord, John J.
PY - 2004
Y1 - 2004
N2 - Central venous catheters (CVCs) have become a major asset in the treatment of infants and children with various forms of malignancy, nutritional disorders, and chronic debilitating diseases. Infection remains one of the most frequent and troublesome complications of CVCs in all categories of pediatric patients. In a large survey of nosocomial infections (NIs) in 4684 pediatric patients, it was found that the highest NI rate occurred in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) (14%), followed by neurosurgery (12%), hematology/oncology (12%), neonatal surgery (9%), and the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) (6%) (1). Both this last study and the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) study in the United States (2-4) revealed that NIs in pediatric patients, particularly in the ICU and among neonatal and hematology/oncology patients, are primarily bloodstream infections which are intravascular device-related.
AB - Central venous catheters (CVCs) have become a major asset in the treatment of infants and children with various forms of malignancy, nutritional disorders, and chronic debilitating diseases. Infection remains one of the most frequent and troublesome complications of CVCs in all categories of pediatric patients. In a large survey of nosocomial infections (NIs) in 4684 pediatric patients, it was found that the highest NI rate occurred in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) (14%), followed by neurosurgery (12%), hematology/oncology (12%), neonatal surgery (9%), and the pediatric intensive care unit (ICU) (6%) (1). Both this last study and the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance (NNIS) study in the United States (2-4) revealed that NIs in pediatric patients, particularly in the ICU and among neonatal and hematology/oncology patients, are primarily bloodstream infections which are intravascular device-related.
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M3 - Chapter
SN - 9780824758547
T3 - Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition
SP - 515
EP - 549
BT - Catheter-Related Infections, Second Edition
PB - CRC Press
ER -