Abstract:Objective To explore and analyze the clinical characteristics and risk factors of catheter-related bloodstream infections (CRBSI) in patients with hematologic malignancies in order to provide clinical basis for prevention and treatment. Methods In this research 756 patients with hematologic malignancies were selected as the subjects. They were hospitalized from Jan. 2011 to Jan. 2015 and indwelled with central venous catheter. The relevance, distribution of pathogens, drug resistance and risk factors in the occurrence of CRBSI were investigated. Results The incidence of CRBSI was 8.0‰. The infection rate of femoral vein catheter was the highest (38.4%). The catheter infection rate of femoral artery was significantly different from that of subclavian vein, internal jugular vein and femoral vein (P < 0.05). The catheter infection rate of internal jugular vein was significantly different from that of femoral vein and subclavian vein, and the infection rate of subclavian vein and femoral vein was statistically different (P < 0.05). Totally 63 strains of pathogens were isolated, in which 35 (55.6%) were Gram-positive bacteria and 26 (41.3%) were Gram-negative bacteria. Gram-positive bacteria were highly resistant to commonly-used antibiotics, but sensitive to Linezolid and Vancomycin; while Gram-negative bacteria were highly resistant to commonly-used antibiotics, and their resistance to Amikacin, Cefoperazone / Sulbactam, Aztreonam and Imipenem was low. There were correlations of CRBSI with the patient's age, prophylactic use of antibiotics, indwelling catheter time, catheter site, diabetes and APACHE Ⅱ score (P < 0.05). Conclusions Patients with hematological malignancies have high rate of CRBSI. The main pathogens are Gram-positive bacteria. Combined with susceptibility test results, doctors need to choose antimicrobial drugs rationally to reduce drug-resistant strains and assess CRBSI risk so as to effectively prevent the occurrence of CRBSI.