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 |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wiley
2006-01-01
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Series: | Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2006/781735 |
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