Catheter-related vs. catheter-associated blood stream infections in the intensive care unit: Incidence, microbiology, and implications

Surgical Infections

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 529-534

  Sihler, Kristen C ^a   Chenoweth, Carol ^a,b   Zalewski, Christy ^a   Wahl, Wendy ^a   Hyzy, Robert ^b   Napolitano, Lena M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IATROGENIC DISEASE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; BLOOD; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS; FUNGEMIA; FUNGI; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 78049249968     PISSN: 10962964     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/sur.2009.084     Document Type: Article

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