Catheter-associated bloodstream infections in general medical patients outside the intensive care unit: A surveillance study

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 28, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 905-909

  Marschall, Jonas ^a   Leone, Carole ^b   Jones, Marilyn ^b   Nihill, Deborah ^b   Fraser, Victoria J ^a,b   Warren, David K ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BJC HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETER ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER CARE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COHORT ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DEVICE UTILIZATION RATIO; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MICROORGANISM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARAMETER; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; WARD;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITAL UNITS; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MISSOURI; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 34547684375     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519206     Document Type: Article

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