Sepsis due to triple lumen central venous catheters. 1986

C S Kelly, and J R Ligas, and C A Smith, and G M Madden, and K A Ross, and D R Becker

We prospectively studied 96 consecutive catheterizations in 65 patients who required triple lumen central venous catheters. The incidence of catheter associated bacteremia was 3.1 per cent. Staphylococcus epidermidis was the organism involved in all instances.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007362 Intensive Care Units Hospital units providing continuous surveillance and care to acutely ill patients. ICU Intensive Care Units,Intensive Care Unit,Unit, Intensive Care
D011446 Prospective Studies Observation of a population for a sufficient number of persons over a sufficient number of years to generate incidence or mortality rates subsequent to the selection of the study group. Prospective Study,Studies, Prospective,Study, Prospective
D002408 Catheters, Indwelling Catheters designed to be left within an organ or passage for an extended period of time. Implantable Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheters,Catheter, In-Dwelling,Catheter, Indwelling,Catheters, In-Dwelling,In Dwelling Catheters,In-Dwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheter,Indwelling Catheters
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D013203 Staphylococcal Infections Infections with bacteria of the genus STAPHYLOCOCCUS. Infections, Staphylococcal,Staphylococcus aureus Infection,Staphylococcal Infection,Staphylococcus aureus Infections
D013212 Staphylococcus epidermidis A species of STAPHYLOCOCCUS that is a spherical, non-motile, gram-positive, chemoorganotrophic, facultative anaerobe. Mainly found on the skin and mucous membrane of warm-blooded animals, it can be primary pathogen or secondary invader.

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