Risk factors for catheter-related bloodstream infection: A prospective multicenter study in Brazilian intensive care units

Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 328-331

  Bicudo, Daniela ^a   Batista, Ruth ^a   Furtado, Guilherme Henrique ^a   Sola, Angela ^a   Medeiros, Eduardo Alexandrino Servolo de ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Catheter related infections; Catheterization, BSI; Intensive care units

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BLOOD CULTURE; BRAZIL; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JUGULAR VEIN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; TREATMENT DURATION;

BRAZIL; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 80052392584     PISSN: 14138670     EISSN: 16784391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1413-86702011000400005     Document Type: Article

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