Weekly transparent dressing changes linked to increased bacteremia rates

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 730-732

  Curchoe, Ruth M ^a,b   Powers, Jeanette ^a   El Daher, Nayef ^a  

^a UNITY HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b Infection Control   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PULMONARY ARTERY; WOUND DRESSING;

ACUTE DISEASE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HOSPITALS, COMMUNITY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEW YORK; OCCLUSIVE DRESSINGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036907782     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/502002     Document Type: Article

References (4)

1. Pearson ML. Guideline for the prevention of intravascular device-related infections. Am J Infect Control 1996;24:262-293.
2. Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology. Infection Control and Applied Epidemiology: Principles and Practice. St. Louis, MO: Mosby-Year Book; 1999.
3. Henderson D. Infection due to percutaneous intravascular devices. In: Mandell G, Bennett J, Dolin R. Principles and Practices of Infectious Diseases, 5th Ed. Philadelphia: Churchill Livingstone; 2000:3005-3020.
4. Saint S, Veenstra DL, Lipsky BA. The clinical and economic consequences of nosocomial central venous catheter-related infection: Are antimicrobial catheters useful? Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol 2000;21:375-380.