Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Infectious thrombophlebitis
Organism
Infectious thrombophlebitis
Associated with venous catheters: S. aureus (GPC) (65–78%), coagulase-negative staphylococci (GPC), Candida sp. (yeast), Pseudomonas sp. (GNR), Enterobacteriaceae (GNR), streptococci (GPC), enterococci (GPC), anaerobes.
Hyperalimentation with catheter: Candida sp., Malassezia furfur (yeast).
Indwelling venous catheter (eg, Broviac, Hickman): S. aureus, coagulase-negative staphylococci, diphtheroids (GPR), Pseudomonas sp., Enterobacteriaceae, Candida sp.
Postpartum or postabortion pelvic thrombophlebitis: Bacteroides (GNR), Enterobacteriaceae, clostridium (GPR), streptococcus (GPC).
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Infectious Thrombophlebitis." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619313/all/Infectious_thrombophlebitis.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Infectious thrombophlebitis. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619313/all/Infectious_thrombophlebitis. Accessed November 21, 2024.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Infectious thrombophlebitis. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619313/all/Infectious_thrombophlebitis
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Infectious Thrombophlebitis [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2024 November 21]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619313/all/Infectious_thrombophlebitis.
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