Successful reduction in central line-associated bloodstream infections in a Chinese neonatal intensive care unit

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 275-279

  Zhou, Qi ^a   Lee, Shoo K ^b   Hu, Xiao Jing ^a   Jiang, Si Yuan ^a   Chen, Chao ^a   Wang, Chuan Qing ^a   Cao, Yun ^a  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF FUDAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Central line; Health care associated infections; Infant; Practice change

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHINESE; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HAND WASHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEONATOLOGIST; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; NONHUMAN; NURSING STAFF; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHINA; PROCEDURES; SEPSIS;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHINA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS, NEONATAL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPSIS;

EID: 84923548430     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2014.12.001     Document Type: Article

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