Risk factors for peripheral intravenous catheter infection in hospitalized patients: A prospective study of 3165 patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 683-686

  Lee, Wei Ling ^a,b   Chen, Hsiao Lien ^a   Tsai, Tzung Yi ^a   Lai, I Chen ^a   Chang, Wen Ching ^a   Huang, Cheng Hua ^a,c   Fang, Chi Tai ^b,d  

^a CATHAY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CULTURE TECHNIQUE; FEMALE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT DURATION; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHLEBITIS; POLYURETHANES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349229302     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.02.009     Document Type: Article

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