COMMUNITY ONSET CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS (CO-CLABSIS) IN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY PATIENTS: AN UNDERESTIMATED PROBLEM?

I. Kopsidas, S. Papachristidou, E. Kourkouni, M. Baka, A. Pourtsidis, G. Tsopela, M. Tsolia, S. Coffinusa, T. Zaoutis, D. Doganis, N. Spyridis.  

36th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2018)
Malmö, Sweeden, May 28- June 2, 2018

BACKGROUND: CLABSIs are a common complication in the inpatient pediatric oncology setting. CLABSIs are associated with significant mortality, morbidity, and healthcare costs. The majority of the literature focuses on CLABSIs in the hospital setting but less known about the epidemiology of CLABSIs in the pediatric oncology ambulatory setting(Community Onset CLABSIs:COCLABSIs). Our aim was to describe the burden and nature of COCLABSIs in children with cancer.

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RISK FACTORS FOR COMMUNITY ONSET CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTIONS (CO-CLABSIS) IN PEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY PATIENTS

S. Papachristidou , J. Kopsidas , M. Baka , A. Pourtsidis , E. Kourkouni , G. Tsopela , M. Tsolia , S. Coffin , T. Zaoutis , N. Spyridis , D. Doganis  

36th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2018)
Malmö, Sweeden, May 28- June 2, 2018

BACKGROUND: CLABSI is a well described complication linked to higher morbidity, mortality, longer length of stay and higher costs in childhood cancer. Although CLABSI management is well studied, there is paucity of data on bloodstream infections (BSIs) in ambulatory oncology patients (Community onset CLABSIs:COCLABSIs). Our aim was to identify risk factors for the development of COCLABSI.

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Increasing Healthcare Workers'(HCW) Uptake of Seasonal Influenza Vaccination (SIV) in a Tertiary Pediatric Hospital in Greece

J. Kopsidas, S. Maroudi, G.C. Tsopela, E. Kourkouni, G. Kourlaba, D. Charalampopoulos, A. Sirogianni, T. Zaoutis, A. Lourida, S. Coffin  

35th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2017)
Madrid, Spain, May 23-27, 2017

BACKGROUND: Globally, influenza vaccination rates remain low among HCWs who are an important priority group for vaccination. Our aim was to improve 2016-2017 SIV rates among Greek HCWs by developing tailored interventions based on identified facilitators and barriers from a previous survey.

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Key Determinants for the Development of Recurrent Invasive Infections in Neonates: Data from the Neonin Network on Behalf of the Neonatal Infection Surveillance Network (NEONIN)

J. Kopsidas, C. Kortsalioudaki, E. Kourkouni, A. Witney, T. Watts, T. Scorrer, T. Zaoutis, N. Spyridis, P. Heath
35th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2017)
Madrid, Spain, May 23-27, 2017

BACKGROUND: Infection is a major concern in the care of newborn babies. Neonatal infections constitute a major cause of hospital admission and prolonged stay. Recurrent infections contribute to increased mortality and morbidity. This study aims to identify the risk factors associated with recurrent invasive infections in neonates.

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Healthcare Worker Perceptions of the Barriers to Preventing Hospital-Acquired Infections in Greek Neonatal Intensive Care Units

V. Triantafillou, T. Zaoutis, J. Szymczak
35th Annual Meeting of the European Society for Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID 2017)
Madrid, Spain, May 23-27, 2017

BACKGROUND: Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) result in increased morbidity and mortality, prolonged lengths of stay and increased medical costs. Rates of HAIs in Greek NICUs are among the highest in Europe. An understanding of healthcare worker (HCW) attitudes and cultural perspectives around the barriers to preventing HAI is an important precursor to the development and implementation of preventative strategies.

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