Central line-associated bloodstream infections in Australian intensive care units: Time-trends in infection rates, etiology, and antimicrobial resistance using a comprehensive Victorian surveillance program, 2009-2013

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 848-852

  Worth, Leon J ^a,b   Spelman, Tim ^a   Bull, Ann L ^a   Brett, Judith A ^a   Richards, Michael J ^a,b  

^a PETER DOHERTY INSTITUTE FOR INFECTION AND IMMUNITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Antimicrobial susceptibility; Bloodstream infection; Central venous catheter; Device associated infection; Epidemiology

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; SERRATIA MARCESCENS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME; TREND STUDY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM; CANDIDEMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CLASSIFICATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; INCIDENCE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MIDDLE AGED;

ADULT; AGED; AUSTRALIA; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; CANDIDEMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84938287160     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: 15273296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.03.036     Document Type: Article

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