title: Managing bloodstream infections in patients who have short-term central venous catheters.
abstract: Catheter-related bloodstream infections can be complicated to manage, but a growing body of evidence supports specific recommendations. In 2009, the Infectious Diseases Society of America published updated guidelines for the diagnosis and management of all intravascular catheter-related infections. Here we provide a focused review on the management of bloodstream infections in adult patients with short-term (not surgically implanted and not tunneled) central venous catheters, including peripherally inserted central catheters. This review should serve as a ready reference for providers (eg, hospitalists, surgeons, physician assistants, nurse practitioners, intensivists) managing adult patients with short-term central venous catheters in place.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care Medicine Department, National Institutes of Health, Building 10 Room 2C142, 10 Center Drive MSC 1662, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA. nogrady@mail.cc.nih.gov
authors.forename: Naomi P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: O'Grady
authors.forename: Daniel S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Chertow
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017848:Blood-Borne Pathogens / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D019468:Disease Management; D016469:Fungemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents