Impact of a program to prevent central line-associated bloodstream infection in the zero tolerance era

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 434-439

  Marra, Alexandre R ^a   Cal, Ruy Guilherme Rodrigues ^a   Durão, Marcelino Souza ^a,b   Correa, Luci ^a   Guastelli, Luciana Reis ^a   Moura Jr , Denis Faria ^a   Edmond, Michael B ^c   Dos Santos, Oscar Fernando Pavão ^a,b  

^a HOSPITAL ISRAELITA ALBERT EINSTEIN   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; central line bundle; central venous catheter; epidemiology; intensive care unit; prevention; step down unit; zero tolerance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; FUNGEMIA; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERVENTION STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FUNGEMIA; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTERVENTION STUDIES;

EID: 77955470277     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.11.012     Document Type: Article

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