A multicenter intervention to prevent catheter-associated bloodstream infections

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 662-669

  Warren, David K ^a   Cosgrove, Sara E ^b   Diekema, Daniel J ^c   Zuccotti, Gianna ^d   Climo, Michael W ^e   Bolon, Maureen K ^f   Tokars, Jerome I ^g   Noskin, Gary A ^f   Wong, Edward S ^e   Sepkowitz, Kent A ^d   Herwaldt, Loreen A ^c   Perl, Trish M ^b   Solomon, Steven L ^g   Fraser, Victoria J ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^d MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^e VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMORAL VEIN; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CENTER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PATIENT CARE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE;

ACADEMIC MEDICAL CENTERS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SEPSIS;

EID: 33747721375     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/506184     Document Type: Article

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