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Table 2 Clinical and epidemiological data of patients who died

From: Peripheral venous catheter-related bloodstream infection is associated with severe complications and potential death: a retrospective observational study

Case no.

Time from hospitalization to bacteremia (days)

Time from catheter insertion to bacteremia (days)

Time from bacteremia to death (days)

Complication

Microbiology

1

44

Unknown

20

Suppurative thrombophlebitis

S. aureus

P. aeruginosa

2

33

Unknown

12

None

CNS

3

13

2

10

Cellulitis

S. aureus

4

18

9

23

Cellulitis

CNS

5

9

3

5

Suppurative thrombophlebitis

K. oxytoca

6

44

7

19

None

S. aureus

7

42

8

14

None

S. aureus

8

142

9

25

Suppurative thrombophlebitis

S. aureus

  1. Abbreviations: S. aureus, Staphylococcus aureus; CNS, coagulase-negative Staphylococcus; P. aeruginosa, Pseudomonus aeruginosa; K. oxytoca, Klebsiella oxytoca