Increased rate of catheter-related bloodstream infection associated with use of a needleless mechanical valve device at a long-term acute care hospital

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 684-688

  Salgado, Cassandra D ^a   Chinnes, Libby ^b   Paczesny, Tammy H ^b   Cantey, J Robert ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Kindred Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; EMERGENCY CARE; ENTEROCOCCUS; FUNGUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; LONG TERM CARE; NEEDLESTICK INJURY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; EDUCATION, NURSING, CONTINUING; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HOSPITALS, SPECIAL; HUMANS; LONG-TERM CARE; NEEDLESTICK INJURIES; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SOUTH CAROLINA;

EID: 34250786073     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516800     Document Type: Article

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