Nationwide study on peripheral-venous-catheter-associated-bloodstream infections in internal medicine departments

The use of peripheral venous catheters (PVCs) has increased outside intensive care units, as has the rate of PVC-associated-bloodstream infection (PVC-BSI). PVCs are widely used in internal medicine departments (IMDs), but data on the incidence of PVC-BSI and its characteristics in IMDs are scarce....

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Published in:	The Journal of hospital infection Vol. 97; no. 3; pp. 260 - 266
Main Authors:	Guembe, M., Pérez-Granda, M.J., Capdevila, J.A., Barberán, J., Pinilla, B., Martín-Rabadán, P., Bouza, E., Millán, J., Pérez de Oteyza, C., Muiño, A., Villalba, M., Cuenca, C., Castaño, J.G., Delgado, C.M., Zamorano, S., Gómez, B., Collado, J.M., Salinas, M.T., Amat, A.S., Lázaro, J.R., del Villar Sordo, V., del Valle Sánchez, M., Benach, Á.F., Vidal, E., Albiach, L., Agud Aparicio, J.M., Saéz de Adana Arroniz, E., Casademont i Pou, J., Solchaga, V.P., Castellón, F.E., Obanos, T.R., Egurbide Arberas, M.V., Arana, J.N., López, E.G., Gaviria, A.Z., Clemente, I.N., Ruíz, P.C., Salomó, A.C., Iftimie, S.M., Castillo, A.M., Barberá Farré, J.R., Lavería, A.O., Ribera, M.C., Pallarés, N.B., Suárez, P.C., Cepeda Piorno, F.J., Andrés, N.A., Rodríguez Tarazona, R.E., Rodríguez Zapata, M.M., Costa Cerdá, M.A.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England Elsevier Ltd 01-11-2017
Subjects:	Adult Aged Aged, 80 and over Bacteraemia Bacteremia - epidemiology Bacteria - classification Bacteria - isolation & purification Catheter-Related Infections - epidemiology Catheterization, Peripheral - adverse effects Female Hospital Departments Humans Incidence Internal medicine departments Male Middle Aged Peripheral venous catheter Peripheral-venous-catheter-associated bloodstream infection Phlebitis Prevalence Prospective Studies Spain - epidemiology Staphylococcus aureus Young Adult Prevalence Peripheral-venous-catheter-associated bloodstream infection Bacteraemia Phlebitis Peripheral venous catheter Internal medicine departments Staphylococcus aureus
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