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Persistent, Unusual Gram-Negative Bacteremia Associated With Arterial Pressure Monitoring in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  21 June 2016

Robert J. Leggiadro ,
Gary S. Luedtke ,
Marsha S. Anderson ,
Stephanie A. Storgion ,
Mark C. Bugnitz  and
Fred F. Barrett
Robert J. Leggiadro*
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee Infection Control Service, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Gary S. Luedtke
Affiliation:
Infection Control Service, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
Marsha S. Anderson
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
Stephanie A. Storgion
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
Mark C. Bugnitz
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee
Fred F. Barrett
Affiliation:
Department of Pediatrics, University of Tennessee, Memphis, Tennessee Infection Control Service, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, Memphis, Tennessee
*
Division of Infectious Diseases, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center, 848 Adams Ave., Memphis, TN 38103
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Although the incidence of infection related to arterial catheterization was recently reported to be low in one pediatric intensive care unit,' nosocomial infection associated with the use of intravascular pressure monitoring devices, including arterial and central venous pressure catheters, may be overlooked. These infections may be manifested by persistent bacteremia with unusual, often water-related, gram-negative organisms (e.g., Pseudomonas, Klebsiella, Enterobacter, Serratia, or Flavobacterium species).

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 13 , Issue 9 , September 1992 , pp. 556 - 558
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 1992

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