Determination of a Cutoff Time Point for Prophylactic Exchange of Central Venous Catheters for Prevention of Central Venous Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Patients with Hematological Malignancies

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2017 Jul;38(7):888-889. doi: 10.1017/ice.2017.92. Epub 2017 May 18.

Authors

Enrico Schalk¹, Lena M Biehl², Jacqueline Färber³, Dirk Schlüter³, Maria J G T Vehreschild², Thomas Fischer¹

Affiliations

¹ 1Department of Hematology and Oncology,Medical Center,Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg,Magdeburg,Germany.
² 2University Hospital of Cologne,Department I of Internal Medicine,Cologne,Germany.
³ 4Department of Medical Microbiology,Infection Control and Prevention,Medical Center,Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg,Magdeburg,Germany.

PMID: 28514979
DOI: 10.1017/ice.2017.92

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Bacteremia / epidemiology*
Bacteremia / etiology*
Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology*
Catheter-Related Infections / prevention & control
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects
Catheters, Indwelling / microbiology*
Central Venous Catheters / microbiology*
Equipment Contamination
Female
Germany / epidemiology
Hematologic Neoplasms
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
ROC Curve
Risk Assessment
Young Adult

Associated data

ClinicalTrials.gov/NCT01544686
DRKS/DRKS00006551