The effect of an education program on the incidence of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection in a medical ICU

Chest

Volumn 126, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 1612-1618

  Warren, David K ^a   Zack, Jeanne E ^b   Mayfield, Jennie L ^b   Chen, Alexander ^a   Prentice, Donna ^b   Fraser, Victoria J ^a   Kollef, Marin H ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BJC HEALTHCARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Catheter associated; Hospital; Infection; Outcomes

Indexed keywords

BLOOD DISEASE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; MORBIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 8744306050     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.126.5.1612     Document Type: Article

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