Epidemiology of central line-associated bloodstream infections in the pediatric intensive care unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 32, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1200-1208

  Niedner, Matthew F ^a   Huskins, W Charles ^b   Colantuoni, Elizabeth ^c   Muschelli, John ^c   Harris, J Mitchell ^d   Rice, Tom B ^e   Brilli, Richard J ^f   Miller, Marlene R ^d,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions   (United States)

^e MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

^f NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^g JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL;

BLOOD-BORNE PATHOGENS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; DATABASES, FACTUAL; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, PEDIATRIC; MALE; MYCOSES; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; UNITED STATES;

EID: 80955172156     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/662621     Document Type: Article

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