Broviac Catheter-Related Bacteremia in Oncology Patients
Shapiro E, Wald E, Nelson K, Spiegelman K. Broviac Catheter-Related Bacteremia in Oncology Patients. JAMA Pediatrics 1982, 136: 679-681. PMID: 7102618, DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1982.03970440023006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBroviac cathetersOncology patientsBacteremic episodesCommon initial symptomCatheter-related bacteremiaPediatric oncology patientsCultures of bloodPeripheral veinVascular accessInitial symptomsMalignant tumorsPatientsCatheterKlebsiella pneumoniaeBacteremiaEnterobacter cloacaeStaphylococcus epidermidisStaphylococcus aureusEpisodesInfectionPseudomonas aeruginosaCandida tropicalisChemotherapyFungemiaSymptoms