One-day point-prevalence survey of central, arterial, and peripheral line use in adult inpatients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 606-608

  Voges, Katherine A ^a   Webb, Douglas ^b   Fish, Lauren L ^b   Kressel, Amy B ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ONCOLOGY; PREVALENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RISK REDUCTION; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INDIANA; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 67651092222     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/597754     Document Type: Article

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