Catheter Duration and Risk of CLA-BSI in Neonates With PICCs

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Authors

Arnab Sengupta · Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society

Christoph U. Lehmann · Johns Hopkins University

Marie Diener‐West · Johns Hopkins University

Aaron M. Milstone · Johns Hopkins Hospital

Abstract

Our data suggest that catheter duration is an important risk factor for PICC-associated CLA-BSI in the NICU. A significant daily increase in the risk of CLA-BSI after 35 days may warrant PICC replacement if intravascular access is necessary beyond that period.

Topics & Keywords

Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis Neonatal and Maternal Infections Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PEDIATRICS

Volume 125, Issue 4, pp. 648-653

DOI: 10.1542/peds.2009-2559

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