title: Early onset versus late onset peripherally inserted central venous catheter infections: an analysis of risk factors and microbiology.
abstract: The risks and microbiology for peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) are less well described than those for traditional central catheters, particularly as they pertain to duration of catheterization. We compared patients with early- and late-onset PICC bloodstream infections at our institution and found significant differences in microbiologic etiologies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Epidemiology, Beaumont Health System, Royal Oak, Michigan, USA. paul.chittick@beaumont.edu
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chittick
authors.forename: Sobia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Azhar
authors.forename: Kalyani
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Movva
authors.forename: Paula
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keller
authors.forename: Judith A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Boura
authors.forename: Jeffrey
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Band
mesh_terms: D002177:Candidiasis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D004756:Enterobacteriaceae Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D006801:Humans; D055624:Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology; D013997:Time Factors