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Adhesion of Percutaneously Inserted Silastic Central Venous Lines to the Vein Wall Associated With Malassezia furfur Infection
Author(s) -
Kim Eun H.,
Cohen Ronald S.,
Ramachandran Pramela,
Glasscock Gregory F.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
journal of parenteral and enteral nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.935
H-Index - 98
eISSN - 1941-2444
pISSN - 0148-6071
DOI - 10.1177/0148607193017005458
Subject(s) - silastic , medicine , parenteral nutrition , vein , surgery , adhesion , chemistry , organic chemistry
Percutaneously inserted Silastic central venous catheters have been used for prolonged infusion of parenteral nutrition in neonates. Malassezia furfur infection has been associated with intravenous fat emulsions infused through central venous lines. In this paper, we report two premature infants whose Silastic catheters were adhered to the vein wall with associated M furfur infection. ( Journal of Parenteral and Enternal Nutrition 17: 458–460, 1993)