[Intravenous catheters (venflons) in children as a possible cause of hospital infections].
The authors made 106 cultures from the endings of intravenous catheters used in children hospitalized in the teaching hospital in the years 1987-88. In 30 cases (28%) the cultures were positive. The most common cultures were those of Staphylococcus and Micrococcus. No correlation was found between the time of keeping a catheter in the vein and the number of positive cultures from the catheter. The children not receiving antibiotics had 2.6 as many positive cultures as those receiving antibiotics.
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D000293:Adolescent; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D011044:Poland
Cewniki dozylne (wenflony) u dzieci jako mozliwa przyczyna zakazenia szpitalnego.