Incidence of and risk factors for persistent gram-positive bacteraemia and catheter-related thrombosis in haematopoietic stem cell transplantation

Bone Marrow Transplantation

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 264-269

  Richters, A ^a   Van Vliet, M ^a   Peer, P G M ^a   Verweij, P E ^a   Laros Van Gorkom, B A P ^a   Blijlevens, N M A ^a   Donnelly, J P ^a   Van Der Velden, W J F M ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Coagulase negative staphylococci; Mucosal barrier damage; Persistent bacteraemia; Symptomatic thrombosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HEMATOPOIETIC STEM CELL TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOSIS; TRANSPLANTATION CONDITIONING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84893770878     PISSN: 02683369     EISSN: 14765365     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/bmt.2013.172     Document Type: Article

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