Comparison of US and non-US central venous catheter infection rates: Evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control study

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 237-242

  Memish, Ziad A ^a,f   Arabi, Yaseen ^a   Cunningham, Gwen ^a   Kritchevsky, Stephen ^b   Braun, Barbara ^c   Richards, Cheryl ^c   Weber, Stefan ^d   Pereira, Crèsio Romeu ^e  

^a KING SAUD BIN ABDULAZIZ UNIVERSITY FOR HEALTH SCIENCES   (Saudi Arabia)

^b Univ of TN Health Sciences Center   (United States)

^c Jt Commn Accreditation H   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF DRESDEN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^e HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^f KING FAHAD NATIONAL GUARD HOSPITAL   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASIA; BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EUROPE; EVALUATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; MIDDLE EAST; PATIENT CARE; REVIEW; STANDARD;

EID: 0038338666     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.5     Document Type: Review

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