Abstract
Data obtained from a previous prospective randomized study in cancer patients conducted at our institution were analyzed to investigate risk factors for catheter-related (CR) bloodstream infections (BSIs). Our recent analysis showed that the administration of blood products through central venous catheters was a risk factor for CR BSI, whereas thrombocytopenia during catheterization may have provided protection against CR BSI, as did central venous catheter insertion under maximal sterile barrier precautions.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 165-166 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2001 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Epidemiology
- Microbiology (medical)
- Infectious Diseases
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