Central venous catheter-related blood stream infection ... We present the epidemiology of CRBSI, concentrating on that associated with tunneled cuffed catheters, and offer a detailed review ...

[69 71] The first step in the development of catheter-related bacteremia is colonization of the catheter. Colonization of the CVC by skin flora ... catheters; c) tunneled catheters (nonvalved ...

Percutaneously inserted nontunneled CVCs are used for short to intermediate indwelling times in the hospital or PICU setting, whereas tunneled ... percutaneous CVC access. Catheter-related ...