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Surveillance of Hospital-Acquired Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Patients Lessons Learned, Challenges Ahead

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Aditya H. Gaur ,
David G. Bundy ,
Cuilan Gao ,
Eric J. Werner ,
Amy L. Billett ,
Jeff D. Hord ,
Jane D. Siegel ,
David Dickens ,
Cindi Winkle  and
Marlene R. Miller
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Aditya H. Gaur*
Affiliation:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
David G. Bundy
Affiliation:
Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina
Cuilan Gao
Affiliation:
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, Tennessee
Eric J. Werner
Affiliation:
Hospital of the King's Daughters, Norfolk, Virginia
Amy L. Billett
Affiliation:
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts
Jeff D. Hord
Affiliation:
Akron Children's Hospital, Akron, Ohio
Jane D. Siegel
Affiliation:
Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
David Dickens
Affiliation:
Helen DeVos Children's Hospital, Grand Rapids, Michigan
Cindi Winkle
Affiliation:
Children's Medical Center, Dallas, Texas
Marlene R. Miller
Affiliation:
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland; and Children's Hospital Association, Alexandria, Virginia
*
Department of Infectious Diseases, MS 600, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105 ([email protected])
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Abstract

Across 36 US pediatric oncology centers, 576 central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) were reported over a 21-month period. Most infections occurred in those with leukemia and/or profound neutropenia. The contribution of viridans streptococci infections was striking. Study findings depict the contemporary epidemiology of CLABSIs in hospitalized pediatric cancer patients.

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 34 , Issue 3 , March 2013 , pp. 315 - 320
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2013

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University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, Tennessee

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