Effectiveness of surveillance of central catheter-related bloodstream infection in an ICU in korea

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 433-436

  Yoo, Sunmi ^a   Ha, Mina ^a   Choi, Daeok ^a   Pai, Hyunjoo ^a  

^a Dankook University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KOREA; LABORATORY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0034820912     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501930     Document Type: Article

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