Impact of a Multidisciplinary Infection Prevention Initiative on Central Line and Urinary Catheter Utilization in a Long-term Acute Care Hospital

BACKGROUND: Prolonged central line (CL) and urinary catheter (UC) use can increase risk of central line–associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) and catheter-associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI). METHODS: This interventional study conducted in a 76-bed long-term acute care hospital (LTACH) in...

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Published in:Open Forum Infect Dis
Main Authors: Chandramohan, Suganya, Navalkele, Bhagyashri, Mushtaq, Ammara, Krishna, Amar, Kacir, John, Chopra, Teena
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6061847/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30090837
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy156
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