Colonization of the medial lumen is a risk factor for catheter-related bloodstream infection

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1404-1408

  Sirvent, Josep Maria ^a   Vidaur, Loreto ^b   García, María ^a   Ortiz, Patricia ^a   De Batlle, Jordi ^a   Motjé, Montserrat ^a   Bonet, Alfons ^a  

^a HOSPITAL JOSEP TRUETA   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI JOAN XXIII   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter related bloodstream infection; Medial lumen colonization; Risk factor; Triple lumen central venous catheter

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CROSS INFECTION; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 33747604824     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-006-0247-x     Document Type: Article

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