Epidemiology of central line-associated bloodstream infections in Quebec intensive care units: A 6-year review

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 221-226

  Fontela, Patricia S ^a,b   Platt, Robert W ^a,b   Rocher, Isabelle ^c   Frenette, Charles ^d   Moore, Dorothy ^b   Fortin, Élise ^c   Buckeridge, David ^a   Pai, Madukhar ^a   Quach, Caroline ^a,b,c,d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTREAL CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^d MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central catheterization; Cross infection; Health care associated infections; Surveillance

Indexed keywords

CANADA; CASE FINDING; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL LINE ASSOCIATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; FATALITY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS INFECTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 84858796699     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2011.04.008     Document Type: Article

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