Nosocomial bacteremia in HIV patients: The role of peripheral venous catheters

Authors
Lambotte, O Lucet, JC Fleury, L Joly-Guillou, ML Bouvet, E
Citation
O. Lambotte et al., Nosocomial bacteremia in HIV patients: The role of peripheral venous catheters, INFECT CONT, 21(5), 2000, pp. 330-333
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Envirnomentale Medicine & Public Health
Journal title
INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
ISSN journal
0899823X → ACNP
Volume
21
Issue
5
Year of publication
2000
Pages
330 - 333
Database
ISI
SICI code
0899-823X(200005)21:5<330:NBIHPT>2.0.ZU;2-T
Abstract
A retrospective case-control study compared 40 human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)infected patients with 43 nosocomial bacteremias (NB) to 77 HIV-infec ted patients without NE. Presence of a peripheral venous catheter (WC) was associated with occurrence of NE and was significantly more frequent in NE without an identified source. PVCs probably are an underestimated source of NE in HIV-infected patients.