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

oleh: Donna Holton, Shirley Paton, John Conly, Joanne Embree, Geoffrey Taylor, William Thompson, Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Wiley 2006-01-01

Deskripsi

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