1. Groshong or implanted catheter infections in ambulatory haematological patients
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Raphaelle Girard, Catherine Traullé, Nathalie DeSantis, Daniel Espinouse, Sophie Gardes, and Bertrand Coiffier
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Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 ,Public aspects of medicine ,RA1-1270 - Abstract
Summary: Incidence rates of bacteraemia and catheter-related infections were measured prospectively amongst haematological patients having long-term catheters and hospitalised in the ambulatory care unit between November 2005 and October 2006. The following risk factors were collected: age, sex, catheter type, follow-up duration, level of personal hygiene, pathology, number of lines of treatment, autograft and erythropoietin treatment.340 patients were included, having 353 catheters (100 of the Groshong-type, followed during 17,621 days, and 253 of the type with implantable ports, followed during 51,049 days). 0.13 catheter-related infections and 0.07 bacteraemia per 100 catheter days were observed with the Groshong-type catheter, whereas 0.05 (P
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- 2010
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