Infections and intravascular devices.

Br J Hosp Med

Department of Clinical Microbiology, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Edgbaston, Birmingham.

Published: December 1992

Complications associated with intravascular devices include infections mainly caused by Staphylococcus epidermis and S. aureus. The reported incidence of these infections varies. Several factors influence the propensity for catheter infections. We recommend strategies for the prevention and treatment of catheter-related sepsis.

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