title: Uncommon aetiological agents of catheter-related bloodstream infections.
abstract: The clinical and microbiological characteristics of catheter-related bloodstream infection (CR-BSI) due to uncommon microorganisms was assessed in a retrospective case-control study over a 9-year period in a tertiary teaching hospital. Uncommon microorganisms were defined as those representing <0·5% of all CR-BSI. Diagnosis of CR-BSI required that the same microorganism was grown from at least one peripheral venous blood culture and a catheter tip culture. Thirty-one episodes of CR-BSI were identified due to 13 different genera and these accounted for 2·3% of all CR-BSI in the hospital. Although these infections were not associated with increased mortality, they occurred in patients with more severe underlying conditions who were receiving prolonged antibiotic therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón,Madrid,Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Reigadas
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón,Madrid,Spain.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rodríguez-Créixems
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón,Madrid,Spain.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Carrillo
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón,Madrid,Spain.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martín-Rabadán
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón,Madrid,Spain.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouza
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D062606:Tertiary Care Centers / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: uncommon microorganisms