Central line-associated bloodstream infection in childhood malignancy: Single-center experience.

Marianna MiliarakiNikolaos KatzilakisIoanna ChraniotiMaria StratigakiMaria KoutsakiMaria PsarrouEmmanouil AthanasopoulosEftichia Stiakaki

Published in: Pediatrics international : official journal of the Japan Pediatric Society (2018)

Younger age, neutropenia, hematologic malignancy and longer catheterization are important risk factors for CLABSI, but further research is required for the prevention of catheter-related infection in children with malignancy.

Keyphrases

young adults
gram negative
klebsiella pneumoniae
childhood cancer
drug induced