Strict infection control measures do not prevent clonal spread of coagulase negative staphylococci colonizing central venous catheters in neutropenic hemato-oncologic patients

Coagulase negative staphylococci (CoNS) are a main cause of catheter related infections (CRI). Earlier studies (1994–1996) revealed a high incidence of CRI (6 per 1000 catheter days) among neutropenic hemato-oncologic patients in the Erasmus MC Hematology Department (Rotterdam, The Netherlands). Thi...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pathogens and disease 2003-09, Vol.38 (2), p.153-158
Hauptverfasser:	Cindy van Pelt, Nouwen, Jan, Lugtenburg, Elly, van der Schee, Cindy, Simon de Marie, Schuijff, Paula, Verbrugh, Henri, Löwenberg, Bob, Alex van Belkum, Vos, Margreet
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accident prevention Bacteremia Blood Catheters Coagulase Electrophoresis Epidemiology Gel electrophoresis Genotyping Gloves Hematology Hygiene Incidence Masks Medical instruments Methicillin Neutropenia Patients Sneezing Strains (organisms) Survival
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