Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort Study

OBJECTIVE: To determine the rate and risk factors associated with central venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infections (BSIs) in Canadian intensive care units (ICUs).

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Main Authors: Donna Holton, Shirley Paton, John Conly, Joanne Embree, Geoffrey Taylor, William Thompson, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2006-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/781735
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Shirley Paton
John Conly
Joanne Embree
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William Thompson
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spelling doaj-art-a4a6156474d44b6aa12b184b119222762025-02-03T01:00:33ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology1712-95322006-01-0117316917610.1155/2006/781735Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort StudyDonna HoltonShirley Paton0John Conly1Joanne Embree2Geoffrey Taylor3William Thompson4Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance ProgramPublic Health Agency of Canada, Ottawa, CanadaUniversity Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaHealth Sciences Centre, Winnipeg, Manitoba, CanadaUniversity of Alberta Hospital, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaMoncton Hospital, Moncton, New Brunswick, CanadaOBJECTIVE: To determine the rate and risk factors associated with central venous catheter (CVC)-associated bloodstream infections (BSIs) in Canadian intensive care units (ICUs).http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/781735
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William Thompson
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Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort Study
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
title Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort Study
title_full Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort Study
title_fullStr Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort Study
title_full_unstemmed Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort Study
title_short Central Venous Catheter-Associated Blood Stream Infections Occurring in Canadian Intensive Care Units: A Six-Month Cohort Study
title_sort central venous catheter associated blood stream infections occurring in canadian intensive care units a six month cohort study
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