Sampling for collection of central line-day denominators in surveillance of healthcare-associated bloodstream infections

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 338-342

  Klevens, R Monina ^a,b   Tokars, J I ^a   Edwards, J ^a   Horan, T ^a  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTENSIVE CARE; MEDICAL RECORD; SAMPLING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION (U.S.); CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SAMPLING STUDIES; SEASONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; TIME; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33646689795     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/503338     Document Type: Article

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