Catheter-related bloodstream infections due to coagulase-negative staphylococci managed with catheter removal: Recurrences are rare

Ursula Hebeisen, Baharak Babouee Flury, Andrew Atkinson, Jonas Marschall, Niccolò Buetti

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Abstract

Little research has been carried out on recurrences of catheter-related bloodstream infection due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS-CRBSI). The main objective of this study was to characterize patients with CoNS-CRBSI and infection recurrence after catheter removal. We included 184 CoNS-CRBSI episodes. Only 8 patients experienced recurrent bacteremia and none of them developed secondary infection of preexisting orthopedic or intravascular implant material.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)837-839
Number of pages3
JournalAmerican Journal of Infection Control
Volume48
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2020

Keywords

  • Catheter
  • Catheter-related bloodstream infection
  • Catheter-related infection
  • Central venous catheter
  • CoNS
  • Coagulase-negative Staphylococci
  • Recurrence

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