Denominators for device infections: Who and how to count

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 641-643

  Trick, William E ^a,b   Samore, Matthew ^c,d  

^a Jr Hospital of Cook County   (United States)

^b RUSH MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEVICE INFECTION; DOCUMENTATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; NOTE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STANDARDIZATION; STANDARDIZED INCIDENCE RATIO; URINARY CATHETER;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; QUALITY IMPROVEMENT; URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS;

EID: 79958698940     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/660766     Document Type: Note

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