This content was created by our physicians and experts. PICC stands for "peripherally inserted central catheter." This intravenous catheter is inserted through the skin, into a vein in the arm, in the ...

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People with catheters, breathing tubes, feeding tubes and PICC lines are at the highest risk because the pathogen can enter the body through these types of devices. The fungus can survive on ...

The medical staff denied negligence and said that extravasation of intravenous lines in neonates was fairly common because of their small blood vessels, and absent soft tissue support. While they ...