Caveats for comparing catheter-associated bloodstream infection rates

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 392-394

  Teplick, Richard ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

bloodstream infections; catheter; central line associated bloodstream infection; CLABSI; infection rates

Indexed keywords

MINOCYCLINE; TETRACYCLINE;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; CATHETER INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 79251555700     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: 15300293     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CCM.0b013e318205c35e     Document Type: Editorial

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