Device-related infections in home health care and hospice: Infection rates, 1998-2008

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1022-1024

  Weber, David J ^a,b,c   Brown, Vickie ^a   Huslage, Kirk ^a   Sickbert Bennett, Emily ^a   Rutala, William A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c 2163 Bioinformatics CB 7030 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; DEVICE INFECTION; HOME CARE; HOSPICE CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HOME CARE SERVICES; HOSPICE CARE; HUMANS; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); URINARY CATHETERIZATION; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 70350033699     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/605641     Document Type: Article

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