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Paul J. Chittick, M.D.
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Early onset versus late onset peripherally inserted central venous catheter infections: an analysis of risk factors and microbiology.
Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology (2013)
  • Paul Chittick, Beaumont Health
  • Sobia Azhar, Beaumont Health
  • Kalyani Movva, Beaumont Health
  • Paula Keller, Beaumont Health
  • Judith A. Boura, Beaumont Health
  • Jeffrey Band, Beaumont Health
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Abstract
The risks and microbiology for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are less well described than those for traditional central catheters, particularly as they pertain to duration of catheterization. We compared patients with early- and late-onset PICC bloodstream infections at our institution and found significant differences in microbiologic etiologies.
Disciplines
Publication Date
August 5, 2013
DOI
10.1086/671726
Citation Information
Chittick P, Azhar S, Movva K, Keller P, Boura JA, Band J. Early onset versus late onset peripherally inserted central venous catheter infections: an analysis of risk factors and microbiology. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2013 Sep;34(9):980-3. doi: 10.1086/671726. Epub 2013 Jul 25. PMID: 23917915.