Nosocomial catheter-related bloodstream infections in a pediatric intensive care unit: Risk and rates associated with various intravascular technologies

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 432-436

  Odetola, Folafoluwa O ^a   Moler, Frank W ^b   Dechert, Ronald E ^a   VanDerElzen, Kristen ^c   Chenoweth, Carol ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infections; Catheter; Nosocomial; Pediatric intensive care; Rate; Risk

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; EXTRACORPOREAL CIRCULATION; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; RENAL REPLACEMENT THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 2142782930     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.PCC.0000090286.24613.40     Document Type: Article

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