Catheter manipulations and the risk of catheter-associated bloodstream infection in neonatal intensive care unit patients

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 20-26

  Mahieu, L M ^a   De Dooy, J J ^a   Lenaerts, A E ^a   Ieven, M M ^a   De Muynck, A O ^b  

^a ANTWERP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^b INSTITUTE OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Catheter; Cohort studies; Manipulation; Neonates

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFOTAXIME; HEPARIN; NETILMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY WEIGHT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISINFECTION; DRUG INFUSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEPARINIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 0034937113     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2000.0930     Document Type: Article

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