Cutaneous bacterial colonization, modalities of chemotherapeutic infusion, and catheter-related bloodstream infection in totally implanted venous access devices

Supportive Care in Cancer

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 805-809

  Laurenzi, L ^a   Natoli, S ^a   Benedetti, C ^b   Marcelli, M E ^a   Tirelli, W ^a   DiEmidio, L ^a   Arcuri, E ^a  

^a REGINA ELENA NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

CRBI; Cutaneous bacterial colonization; TIVAD

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; CISPLATIN; FLUOROURACIL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD DISEASE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CANCER CHEMOTHERAPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COLORECTAL CARCINOMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DRUG INFUSION; HEAD AND NECK CARCINOMA; HUMAN; IMPLANT; IMPLANTATION; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPSIS; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN INFECTION; SOLID TUMOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

AGED; ANTINEOPLASTIC COMBINED CHEMOTHERAPY PROTOCOLS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFUSION PUMPS, IMPLANTABLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; PROBABILITY; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN;

EID: 11244304574     PISSN: 09414355     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00520-004-0607-4     Document Type: Article

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