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. 2016 Oct 26;8(12):859–862. doi: 10.14740/jocmr2764w

Table 1. Frequency of Bacterial and Fungal Related Venous Access Device Infections and Associated Bacteremia and Fungemia in Adult Patients (n = 31) With Cystic Fibrosis (2001 - 2015).

Patients Events Positive blood cultures
Bacterial: catheter infections 4 6 14
Fungal: catheter infections 1 1 2
Bacterial: TIVAP infections 13 23 48
Fungal: TIVAP infections 13 17 42
Total 31 47 106

TIVAP: totally implantable venous access ports. Event: single temporal identified infectious complication-noting multiple patients had more than one event. Three positive (+) blood cultures were polymicrobial.