Catheters are frequently used the medical device in healthcare settings. The present article gives an overview of catheter related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) and guidelines for their prevention. The catheter retained in a blood vessel is the most common cause of bloodstream infections. Understanding the epidemiology of various infections associated with a catheter can be helpful in early management.
A retrospective study, carried out in 62 patients diagnosed with PVC-BSIs by positive blood cultures, reveals that the causative agents were Gram-positive microorganisms in 58.0%, Gram-negative microorganisms in 35.8%, Candida spp . in 6.2%, and polymicrobial in 25.8% of cases. Another study compared the cases of peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infections (PVC-BSIs) versus the cases of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections (CVC-BSIs). In this study,…
