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16685738

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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-10-22
pubmed:abstractText
Tunnel infection is an uncommon but serious complication observed in patients with partially implanted central venous catheters. International guidelines suggest that should include antibiotics and catheter removal. A success rate of only 5-20% was reported without catheter removal. We treated 13 episodes of tunnel Gram-positive bacterial infection occurring in pediatric patients with cancer or serious blood disorders with 24-hr intra-catheter antibiotic continuous infusion. This approach led to a 69% success rate. Continuous infusion might be an attractive option to treat tunnel Gram-positive bacterial infections when catheter removal might not be feasible or advisable.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1545-5009
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
2007 Wiley-Liss, Inc
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
49
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1010-2
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-1-12
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
Continuous antibiotic infusion for salvage therapy of partially implanted central venous catheter tunnel infections due to staphylococci.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pediatrics, Regina Margherita Children's Hospital, Turin, Italy. mareva.giacchino@unito.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article