We observed a significantly lower incidence of ELUCR in the PICC group (0.2 versus 7.7 events per 100 catheter-days; P less then 0.001). When the incidence of ELUCR was analyzed according to the duration of indwelling catheterisation for each type of catheter (divided into one-week intervals), differences between both groups were also significant…[Read more]

001), matrix metalloproteinase-7, macrophage inflammatory protein-1α (p<0.05), and monocyte chemoattractant protein 2 (p=0.028). Blood biomarkers did not fully explain the observed association between pathogen load and functional ageing measures.

The present study provides novel evidence linking lifelong cumulated numbers of latent,…[Read more]