Risk of bacterial bloodstream infection does not vary by central-line type during neutropenic periods in pediatric acute myeloid leukemia.
Caitlin W ElgartenWilliam R OttoLuke M ShentonMadison T SteinJoseph HorowitzCatherine AftandilianStaci D ArnoldKira O BonaEmi CaywoodAnderson B CollierMaria Monica J GramatgesMeret HenryCraig LottermanKelly MaloneyArunkumar J ModiAmir MianRajen J ModyElaine MorganElizabeth A RaetzAnupam VermaNaomi J WinickJennifer J WilkesJennifer C YuRichard AplencBrian T FisherKelly D GetzPublished in: Infection control and hospital epidemiology (2022)
In this large, multicenter cohort of pediatric AML patients, we found no difference in the rate of BSI during neutropenia by CVAD type. This may be due to a risk-profile for BSI that is unique to AML patients.