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Despite the limits encountered, this report is the first to describe the incidence and risk factors of temporary central-line infections (nontunneled CVC and PICC) in pediatric patients that have undergone invasive surgery” Denina et al (2019).

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The study has several limitations. It was performed in a single center, and only clinical CLABSIs were observed. This is probably due to the well-known limitations of blood-culture sampling in pediatric populations: small amounts of blood obtained from children and the high percentage (97%) of concomitant antibiotic therapy can reduce the chance of bacteria isolation.
Despite the limits encountered, this report is the first to describe the incidence and risk factors of temporary central-line infections (nontunneled CVC and PICC) in pediatric patients that have undergone invasive surgery. CLABSIs in this well-defined population are infrequent compared to oncology patients7 or premature newborn patients.8 However, these events may complicate the postoperative course, with increased hospital costs and lengths of stay, and this complication should be considered in the management of pediatric surgical patients.

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Reference:

Denina, M., Curetti, R., Garazzino, S., Silvestro, E. and Scolfaro, C. (2019) Nontunneled central venous catheter bloodstream infections in pediatric surgery. Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. April 29th. [epub ahead of print]. doi: 10.1017/ice.2019.107.