Pediatric Patients with Intravascular Devices: Polymicrobial Bloodstream Infections and Risk Factors

A retrospective study was conducted, including 61 patients with long-term intravascular devices (IVDs) admitted to the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles with diverse underlying diseases, different types of catheters, and culture-proven catheter-related bloodstream infections (BSIs). Within these patien...

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Main Authors: Wes Onland, Dasja Pajkrt, Cathy Shin, Stana Fustar, Teresa Rushing, Wing-Yen Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2011-01-01
Series:Journal of Pathogens
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/826169