The Pediatric infectious disease journal
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Dec 2011
Central venous catheter-related blood stream infections in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant for primary immunodeficiency and other nonmalignant disorders.
A single-center experience of catheter-related blood stream infections in children undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplant for primary immunodeficiency is described. The rate of definite central venous catheter infections was 5.31/1000 line days. ⋯ Teicoplanin resistance occurred in 17% of S. epidermidis infections. The central catheter was removed in 21% of infections.
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Pediatr. Infect. Dis. J. · Dec 2011
Use of urine dipstick evaluating young infants with fever without a source and positive urine culture.
We analyzed 239 febrile infants <3 months of age with a positive urine culture to examine their characteristics. Patients with altered urine dipstick showed more commonly alterations of the biologic markers for bacterial infection, and Escherichia coli was more commonly isolated. Febrile young infants with positive urine culture and negative urine dipstick may not have a urinary tract infection and less aggressive management can be considered.