Infections in humans by Raoultella spp. are rare and the effect that Raoultella spp. might have as a human pathogen is currently unknown. A clinical case is presented of catheter-related bacteraemia caused by Raoultella ornithinolytica, treated successfully with applied antibiotic therapy (intravenous cefepime and sealed the catheter with amikacin).
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, a member of the Erwiniaceae family, is a rarely reported human pathogen primarily associated with plants. This study presents a documented case of catheter-related bloodstream infection caused by in a 60-year-old female receiving home parenteral nutrition. Despite presenting with only minor clinical symptoms, blood cultures from both central and peripheral sites confirmed the presence of , identified by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) and whole-genome sequencing.
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January 2025
Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence, and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; Kidney CARE Network International, Toronto, ON, Canada; Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada.
Rationale & Objective: Patients on hemodialysis using a central venous catheter (CVC) are often advised not to shower due to infection risk. This study aimed to assess practices and attitudes of patients and healthcare providers about showering with CVCs.
Study Design: Survey study.
Sci Rep
January 2025
Department of Anesthesiology, Intensive Care and Pain Medicine, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Doctor Negrín, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 35010, Spain.
Central venous catheter (CVC) cannulation can be accompanied by serious complications. The appearance of catheter-related infections is associated with high morbimortality. The aim of this study is to evaluate the incidences of colonization and central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSI) in short-term CVCs in the elective surgery setting, as well as to analyze the related risk factors.
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December 2024
Department of Fundamental and Clinical Care Nursing, Hospitalet del Llobregat, Universitat de Barcelona, Campus de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain.
Objective: To analyse the interrater reliability of the NEUMOBACT checklist and verify whether consistent results are reproducible.
Methods: A validation study with a cross-sectional design, compliant with the GRRAS checklist, among ICU nurses attending a SIMULAZERO course with an Objective Structured Clinical Evaluation simulation format, to verify transfer from theory to clinical practice of knowledge and skills in ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and catheter-related bacteraemia (CRB) prevention. A minimum sample size of 111 pairs of nurse raters was calculated.
Clin Microbiol Infect
December 2024
Unidad Clínica de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Microbiología, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain; Departamentos de Medicina y Microbiología, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Sevilla, Seville, Spain; Instituto de Biomedicina de Sevilla/CSIC, Seville, Spain; CIBERINFEC, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address:
Objectives: The study aimed to explore a definition for complicated coagulase-negative staphylococci bloodstream infections (CoNS BSIs) and to identify predictors for mortality.
Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted from October 2016 to March 2017 in 26 Spanish hospitals. Complicated CoNS BSI criteria included lack of early catheter removal in catheter-related cases, foreign indwelling implant, persistent bacteraemia, fever ≥72 hours on active therapy, metastatic infection or deep-seated focus, and infective endocarditis.
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