Sustained and prolonged reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections as a result of multiple interventions

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 875-877

  Weber, David J ^a   Brown, Vickie M ^a   Sickbert Bennett, Emily E ^a   Rutala, William A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL EDUCATION; CORONARY CARE UNIT; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LETTER; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; RISK FACTOR; STAFF TRAINING; BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; HAND WASHING; IN SERVICE TRAINING; INDWELLING CATHETER; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; HANDWASHING; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INSERVICE TRAINING; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NORTH CAROLINA; HAND DISINFECTION;

EID: 77955870194     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/655438     Document Type: Letter

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