Cost savings and clinical acceptability of an intravascular line tip culture triage policy

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 77-80

  Colston, J ^a   Batchelor, B ^a   Bowler, I C J W ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Intravascular line tip culture; Laboratory cost savings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COST CONTROL; FUNGUS CULTURE; MEDICAL AUDIT; NONHUMAN; POLICY; STORAGE;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS; COST SAVINGS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; CROSS INFECTION; GREAT BRITAIN; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; PHLEBITIS; POLICY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84876337362     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2013.02.006     Document Type: Article

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