Central venous catheter-related blood stream infections: Incidence and an analysis of risk factors

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 370-374

  Tan, Cheng Cheng ^a   Zanariah, Y ^a   Lim, K I ^a   Balan, S ^a  

^a HOSPITAL SULTANAH AMINAH   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Central venous catheter; Intensive care; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALAYSIA; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; SURGICAL WARD;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 42349091081     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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