Catheter-associated bloodstream infection incidence and risk factors in adults with cancer: A prospective cohort study

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 78, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 26-30

  Mollee, P ^a   Jones, M ^b   Stackelroth, J ^b   van Kuilenburg, R ^a   Joubert, W ^a   Faoagali, J ^a   Looke, D ^a   Harper, J ^a   Clements, A ^c  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b Centre for Healthcare Related Infection Surveillance and Prevention (CRISP)   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cancer; Catheter associated bloodstream infection; Central line

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COLON CANCER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; ESOPHAGUS CANCER; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RECTUM CANCER; RISK FACTOR; SOLID TUMOR; ULTRASOUND;

ADULT; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC NEOPLASMS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 79954578055     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2011.01.018     Document Type: Article

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