Effect of a closed drug-delivery system on the incidence of nosocomial and catheter-related bloodstream infections in infants

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 134, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 285-291

  Reiter, Pam D ^a   Novak, K ^b   Valuck, R J ^c   Rosenberg, A A ^d   Fish, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b Perinatal Research Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^d Children's Hospital Colorado   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE INFECTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; GESTATIONAL AGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LENGTH OF STAY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PREMATURITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEMS; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 33244487472     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268805004851     Document Type: Article

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