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The Crucial Role of Catheters in Micrococcal Bloodstream Infections in Cancer Patients

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Elizabeth Rocio Ramos ,
Ray Hachem ,
Souad Youssef ,
Xiang Fang ,
Ying Jiang  and
Issam Raad
Elizabeth Rocio Ramos
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Infection Control and Employee Health, the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Ray Hachem*
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Infection Control and Employee Health, the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Souad Youssef
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Infection Control and Employee Health, the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Xiang Fang
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Infection Control and Employee Health, the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Ying Jiang
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Infection Control and Employee Health, the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
Issam Raad
Affiliation:
Department of Infectious Disease, Infection Control and Employee Health, the University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
*
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Unit 402, Houston, TX 77030 (rhachem@mdanderson.org)
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Abstract

Micrococcus bacteria are frequently isolated from blood cultures and could represent a cause of infections associated with medical devices, particularly in immunocompromised patients; however, there is a lack of information on the management of micrococcal bacteremia. We report what is, to our knowledge, the largest series of cases of micrococcal bacteremia ever studied and the great impact of catheter removal on its outcome.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 30 , Issue 1 , January 2009 , pp. 83 - 85
Copyright
Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2009

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