Salvage Strategy for Long-Term Central Venous Catheter-Associated Staphylococcus aureus Infections in Children.

ABSTRACT: Introduction: Current international guidelines strongly recommend catheter removal in case of S. aureus central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLASBI), but a catheter salvage strategy may be considered in children given age-related specificities. No data is available regarding the outcome of this strategy in children. This study aims to evaluate catheter salvage strategy in children with S. aureus CLABSI, and to determine treatment failure rates and associated risk factors. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data for all children <18 years having S. aureus CLABSI on a long-term central venous catheter in a tertiary hospital from 2010 to 2014. We defined catheter salvage strategy as a central venous catheter left in place ≥3 days after initiation of empiric treatment for suspected

SUBMITTER: Alby-Laurent F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6355702 | biostudies-literature | 2018

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature