Impact of a prevention strategy targeted at vascular-access care on incidence of infections acquired in intensive care

Lancet

Volumn 355, Issue 9218, 2000, Pages 1864-1868

  Eggimann, Philippe ^a   Harbarth, Stephan ^a   Constantin, Marie Noëlle ^a   Touveneau, Sylvie ^a   Chevrolet, Jean Claude ^a   Pittet, Didier ^a  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MUCOSA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SEPSIS; SKIN INFECTION; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0034720504     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(00)02291-1     Document Type: Article

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