Bloodstream infection burden among cancer clinic patients with PICC Lines: A prospective, observational study

• Main Authors: Jessica Bethlahmy (Author), Hiroki Saito (Author), Bardia Bahadori (Author), Thomas Tjoa (Author), Shereen Nourollahi (Author), Mohamad Alsharif (Author), Justin Chang (Author), Linda Armendariz (Author), Vincent Torres (Author), Sandra Masson (Author), Edward Nelson (Author), Richard Van Etten (Author), Syma Rashid (Author), Raheeb Saavedra (Author), Raveena D. Singh (Author), Shruti Gohil (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Cambridge University Press, 2023-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Oncology patients are at high risk for bloodstream infection (BSI) due to immunosuppression and frequent use of central venous catheters. Surveillance in this population is largely relegated to inpatient settings and limited data are available describing community burden. We evaluated ra...