Reducing Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections associated with peripheral intravenous cannulae: successful implementation of a care bundle at a large Australian health service

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 94, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 86-91

  Rhodes, D ^a   Cheng, A C ^a,b   McLellan, S ^a   Guerra, P ^a   Karanfilovska, D ^a   Aitchison, S ^a   Watson, K ^a   Bass, P ^a   Worth, L J ^a,c  

^a ALFRED HEALTH   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Care bundle; Healthcare associated; Peripheral venous cannulation; Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CARE BUNDLE; CLINICAL AUDIT; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; PHLEBITIS; SCORING SYSTEM; STAFF TRAINING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; ADVERSE EFFECTS; CANNULA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INFECTION CONTROL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MICROBIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

AUSTRALIA; CANNULA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; HEALTH SERVICES; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 84990842429     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: 15322939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2016.05.020     Document Type: Article

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