Validation of the surveillance and reporting of central line-associated bloodstream infection data to a state health department

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 832-838

  Backman, Lauren A ^a   Melchreit, Richard ^a   Rodriguez, Richard ^a  

^a CDC   (United States)

Author keywords

central line associated bloodstream infections; data validation; Health care associated infections; National Healthcare Safety Network Surveillance system

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HOSPITAL SERVICE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MANDATORY REPORTING; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NURSE; PRIMARY INFECTION; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SECONDARY INFECTION; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CONNECTICUT; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE NOTIFICATION; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78649368856     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.05.016     Document Type: Article

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