Central venous catheter-related infection: a prospective, observational study to assess the incidence rate at a teaching hospital in Argentina.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 23(12): 757-8, 2002 Dec.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12517019
ABSTRACT
One hundred fifty-one central venous catheters (CVCs) were observed for development of infection. The infection rate was higher for CVCs with a duration of less than 6 days than for those with a longer duration. Our data suggest that scheduled replacement of CVCs is not necessary.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Cateterismo Venoso Central
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Hospitais de Ensino
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Humans
País como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2002
Tipo de documento:
Article