Outbreak of hemodialysis vascular access site infections related to malfunctioning permanent tunneled catheters: Making the case for active infection surveillance

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 538-541

  Hannah, Elizabeth L ^a   Stevenson, Kurt B ^a   Lowder, Connie A ^a   Adcox, Michael J ^a   Davidson, Robert L ^a   Mallea, Michael C ^a   Narasimhan, Nagraj ^a   Wagnild, Jon P ^a  

^a Saint Alphonsus Nephrology Center and Idaho Nephrology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDEMIC; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; OUTPATIENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; HUMANS; IDAHO; INFECTION CONTROL; OREGON; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 0036732507     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502103     Document Type: Article

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