Risk factors for central vascular catheter-associated bloodstream infections among patients in a neonatal intensive care unit

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 108-116

  Mahieu, L M ^a   De Muynck, A O ^c   Ieven, M M ^b   De Dooy, J J ^a   Goossens, H J ^b   Van Reempts, P J ^a  

^a Division of Neonatology   (Belgium)

^b ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Bloodstream infection; Central catheter; Colonization; Exit site; Hub; Low birth weight; Neonate; Risk; Sepsis; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; BODY WEIGHT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENSITY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PATHOGENESIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0034916903     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.0984     Document Type: Article

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