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Central line-associated bloodstream infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus in cancer patients: clinical outcome and management
4 Feb 2014
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: There are limited data regarding clinical presentation and management of Staphylococcus aureus central line- associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in immunocompromised cancer patients. METHODS: In this review, we evaluated 299 patients with 304 episodes of S. aureus-CLABSI between 2005 and 2011. FINDINGS: By multivariate analysis, the major predictors of complicated S. aureus-CLABSI were septic...
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