The Descriptive Epidemiology of central line-associated bloodstream infection among patients in non-intensive care unit settings

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 164-168

  Tedja, Rudy ^a   Gordon, Steven M ^a   Fatica, Cynthia ^a   Fraser, Thomas G ^a  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TERTIARY CARE CENTER; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, 500 AND OVER; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TERTIARY CARE CENTERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892706129     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/674856     Document Type: Article

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