Investigation of the case numbers of catheter-related bloodstream infection overestimated by the central line-associated bloodstream infection surveillance definition

Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 625-631

  Chen, Xihn Xuh ^a   Lo, Yi Chu ^a   Su, Lin Hui ^b   Chang, Chin Lu ^a  

^a TAINAN MUNICIPAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG GUNG UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Catheter tip cultures; Catheter related blood stream infection; Central line related blood stream infection

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CANDIDA TROPICALIS; CATHETER INFECTION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECIUM; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RALSTONIA PICKETTII; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; ADVERSE EFFECTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; INDWELLING CATHETER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOGENICITY; TAIWAN; VERY ELDERLY;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TAIWAN;

EID: 84952873067     PISSN: 16841182     EISSN: 19959133     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2014.03.006     Document Type: Article

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