Full Library
Intravascular Catheter and Implantable Device Infections in Transplant Patients
Resource type
Book Section
Authors/contributors
- Safdar, Nasia (Author)
- Abad, Cybele Lara R. (Author)
- Maki, Dennis G. (Author)
- Safdar, Amar (Editor)
Title
Intravascular Catheter and Implantable Device Infections in Transplant Patients
Abstract
The use of intravascular devices for administration of drugs, fluids, blood products, and nutritional support is essential in patients undergoing transplantation procedures. These intravascular devices have a significant potential to produce iatrogenic disease, such as bloodstream infection originating from colonization of the indwelling intravascular devices. Over two-thirds of all healthcare-associated bacteremia originate from devices used for vascular access. Patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, who have inherently compromised immune function because of their cancer and are further incapacitated due to the preparatory pretransplant conditioning regimen or graft-versus-host disease, are particularly prone to device-related infections. In this chapter, a comprehensive review of epidemiology, disease pathogenesis, clinical presentation, treatment, and prevention of intravascular device-related infections is presented.
Book Title
Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases
Date
2019
Publisher
Springer
Place
New York, NY
Pages
249-263
ISBN
978-1-4939-9034-4
Accessed
3/7/24, 9:37 AM
Language
en
Library Catalog
Springer Link
Extra
Citation
Safdar, N., Abad, C. L. R., & Maki, D. G. (2019). Intravascular Catheter and Implantable Device Infections in Transplant Patients. In A. Safdar (Ed.), Principles and Practice of Transplant Infectious Diseases (pp. 249–263). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-9034-4_13
SYNDROMES AND CONDITIONS
Link to this record