National influences on catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates: practices among national surveillance networks participating in the European HELICS project

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-73

  Hansen, S ^a   Schwab, F ^a   Behnke, M ^a   Carsauw, H ^b   Heczko, P ^c   Klavs, I ^d   Lyytikainen O ^e   Palomar, M ^f   Riesenfeld Orn, I ^g   Savey, A ^h   Szilagyi, E ⁱ   Valinteliene, R ^j   Fabry, J ^k   Gastmeier, P ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^b National Programme for the Surveillance of Nosocomial Infections   (Belgium)

^c JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Slovenia)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^g National Board of Health and Welfare   (Sweden)

^h HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

ⁱ NATIONAL CENTER FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Hungary)

^j Institute of Hygiene   (Lithuania)

^k UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

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Author keywords

Catheter associated bloodstream infection; Europe; Infection control measures; Risk factors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; DATA ANALYSIS; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EUROPE; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICOLEGAL ASPECT; ORGANIZATION; PATIENT CARE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; EUROPE; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; ODDS RATIO; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE;

EID: 57349167287     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2008.07.014     Document Type: Article

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