Nosocomial bacteremia in HIV patients: the role of peripheral venous catheters.
A retrospective case-control study compared 40 human immunodeficiency virus (HV)-infected patients with 43 nosocomial bacteremias (NB) to 77 HIV-infected patients without NB. Presence of a peripheral venous catheter (PVC) was associated with occurrence of NB and was significantly more frequent in NB without an identified source. PVCs probably are an underestimated source of NB in HIV-infected patients.
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Infectious Diseases Department, Bichat Claude Bernard Hospital, Paris, France.
Lucet
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Fleury
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Joly-Guillou
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Bouvet
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D000328:Adult; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D015897:Comorbidity; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D016908:Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D016106:Methicillin Resistance; D009181:Mycoses / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000302:isolation & purification