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  • Title: Changing Epidemiology of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients.
    Author: Chaftari AM, Hachem R, Jiang Y, Shah P, Hussain A, Hamal ZA, Yousif A, Jordan M, Michael M, Raad I.
    Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol; 2018 Jun; 39(6):727-729. PubMed ID: 29770754.
    Abstract:
    We compared the etiologic organisms of bloodstream infections (BSIs) in cancer patients with central venous catheters (CVCs) between 2 cohorts separated by more than a decade.Gram-negative organisms have become the predominant etiologic organisms of BSIs (52%); they now contribute to 41% of catheter-related BSIs (CRBSIs).Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2018;39:727-729.
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