Risk factors for central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection: A 1073-patient study

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 399-403

  Yoshida, Junichi ^a   Ishimaru, Toshiyuki ^a   Fujimoto, Michiko ^a   Hirata, Noriko ^a   Matsubara, Nobuo ^a   Koyanagi, Nobuhiro ^a  

^a Shimonoseki City Central Hospital   (Japan)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Needleless connector; Three way stopcock

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BODY TEMPERATURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

EID: 57749169301     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-008-0637-9     Document Type: Article

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