The United States' progress toward eliminating catheter-related bloodstream infections: Incidence, mortality, and hospital length of stay from 1996 to 2008

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 118-121

  Daniels, Kelly R ^a,b   Frei, Christopher R ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Catherization; Central venous; Infection control

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; RACE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84873082299     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2012.02.013     Document Type: Article

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