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New review offers guidance for managing recurrent bloodstream infections in patients with long-term catheters

Patients who depend on long-term intravenous catheters for chemotherapy, hemodialysis, intravenous nutrition and other essential therapies face an ongoing risk of catheter-related bloodstream infections, a potentially life-threatening complication that can be difficult to manage when the device remains necessary for care.

New review offers guidance for managing recurrent bloodstream infections in patients with long-term catheters

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