Central-line associated bloodstream infections secondary to strict anaerobes: Time for A definition change?

• Main Authors: Jessica Seidelman (Author), Sarah Lewis (Author), Ibukun Kalu (Author), Erin Gettler (Author), Sonali Advani (Author), Deverick Anderson (Author), Becky Smith (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2022-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Central-line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) arise from bacteria migrating from the skin along the catheter, by direct inoculation, or from pathogens that form biofilms on the interior surface of the catheter. However, given the oxygen-poor environments that obligate anaerobe...