Investigating Systematic Misclassification of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI) to Secondary Bloodstream Infection During Health Care-Associated Infection Reporting

American Journal of Medical Quality

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 56-59

  Thompson, Nicola D ^a   Yeh, Lan Lan L ^b   Magill, Shelley S ^a   Ostroff, Stephen M ^b   Fridkin, Scott K ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

central line associated bloodstream infections; health care associated infections; public reporting; surveillance

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; CROSS INFECTION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; MANDATORY REPORTING; MIXED INFECTION; STANDARD; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; COINFECTION; CROSS INFECTION; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; MANDATORY REPORTING; PENNSYLVANIA; QUALITY INDICATORS, HEALTH CARE;

EID: 84871886394     PISSN: 10628606     EISSN: 1555824X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1062860612442565     Document Type: Article

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