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Open AccessShort-Course Versus Long-Course Systemic Antibiotic Treatment for Uncomplicated Intravascular Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections due to Gram-Negative Bacteria, Enterococci or Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci: A Systematic Review
The optimal duration of systemic antimicrobial treatment for catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) is unknown. In this systematic review, we aimed to assess the efficacy of short-course treatment for...
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Obesity and risk of catheter-related infections in the ICU. A post hoc analysis of four large randomized controlled trials
Obesity increases the risk of nosocomial infection, but data regarding the role of body mass index (BMI) in catheter related infections are scarce. We used the data gathered from four randomized, controlled tr...
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Surviving Sepsis Campaign: guidelines on the management of critically ill adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
The novel severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is the cause of a rapidly spreading illness, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19), affecting thousands of people around the world. Urgent ...
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A state of the art review on optimal practices to prevent, recognize, and manage complications associated with intravascular devices in the critically ill
Intravascular catheters are inserted into almost all critically ill patients. This review provides up-to-date insight into available knowledge on epidemiology and diagnosis of complications of central vein and...