Impact of alcohol-impregnated port protectors and needleless neutral pressure connectors on central line-associated bloodstream infections and contamination of blood cultures in an inpatient oncology unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 40, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 931-934

  Sweet, Michael A ^a   Cumpston, Aaron ^a   Briggs, Frank ^a   Craig, Michael ^b   Hamadani, Mehdi ^b  

^a WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter associated infections; Central venous catheters; Infection control; Positive blood cultures

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANCER PATIENT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; RISK FACTOR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; TUBE;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLS; BLOOD; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ONCOLOGY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; PRESSURE; SEPSIS; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870417336     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.01.025     Document Type: Article

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