Catheter-associated septic XXXX .

@entity1 @entity32 @entity2268 @entity281 @entity221
The clinical presentation and results of management of septic @entity2268 in 35 @entity1 over a seven-year period are reviewed. There were 25 @entity1 and ten @entity1 ; 20 @entity1 were over age 50. At diagnosis, @entity221 was present in 33 @entity1 (94%), and 33 (94%) had local signs of @entity32 . Pus was expressed from the infusion site in 25 @entity1 (71%). All @entity1 had plastic catheters, with 95% present longer than 48 hours. Klebsiella-Enterobacter was the dominant organism both at the infusion site and in the blood. All @entity1 had surgical excision of the infected vein, followed in 60% by rapid lysis of @entity221 . Other @entity281 were responsible for persistent @entity221 after total excision. @entity2268 is best prevented by strict asepsis in catheter placement and rotation of infusion sites every 48 hours. Total excision of the infected vein remains the treatment of choice.
