[Peripheral venous catheter-related bacteremia in a general hospital].
BACKGROUND
Catheter sepsis is a constant and serious problem in our hospitals for the cost it generates, both in terms of morbidity and economics. It's becoming more frequent also in peripherally inserted catheters. Our study aims to know the importance and characteristics of peripheral venous catheter bacteremia in a general hospital.


METHODS
Prospective and comparative analysis of all episodes of central and peripheral venous catheter-related bacteraemia, in 2009.


RESULTS
Twenty-eight episodes of catheter-related bacteraemia in a total of 25 patients. Sixteen episodes originated in central catheter (57.2%), 11 in peripheral (39.3%) and 1 in peripherally inserted central catheter (3.5%). Two cases of exitus directly related to the peripheral catheter infection.


BACKGROUND
13 episodes of S. aureus (3 MRSA), including 8 in peripheral catheter (8/13, 61.5%), 12 episodes of plasma coagulase negative staphylococcus, including 2 in peripheral catheter (2/12, 16.6%).


CONCLUSIONS
Peripheral catheter-related bacteraemia is an emerging health problem with important clinical and prognostic connotations for patients. It is necessary continuous training on correct handling measures to prevent intravascular catheters infections including peripheral catheters in every hospital ward.
Servicio de Medicina Interna, Hospital de Mataró, Crta. De Cirera s/n. 08304, Mataró, Barcelona, Spain.
Maria
M
Delgado-Capel
Alessandra
A
Gabillo
Lorena
L
Elías
Juan Carlos
JC
Yébenes
Goretti
G
Sauca
Josep Anton
JA
Capdevila
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000401:mortality; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004697:Endocarditis, Bacterial / Q000150:complications; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D017052:Hospital Mortality; D006769:Hospitals, General; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000453:epidemiology