Reduction of catheter related bloodstream infections in intensive care: One for all, all for one?

Nursing in Critical Care

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 273-

  Vandijck, Dominique M ^a   Blot, Stijn I ^b   Labeau, Sonia O ^c  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE GHENT   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; NOTE; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SEPSIS;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; HEALTH SERVICES NEEDS AND DEMAND; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE; SEPSIS;

EID: 79959357566     PISSN: 13621017     EISSN: 14785153     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1478-5153.2009.00359.x     Document Type: Note

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