Can inpatient hospital experiences predict central line-associated bloodstream infections?

BACKGROUND: Factors that increase the risk of central line-associated bloodstream infections (CLABSIs) are not fully understood. Recently, Hospital Compare began compiling data from hospital-required reporting to the CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network on CLABSIs in intensive care units (I...

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Main Authors: Daniel M Saman, Kevin T Kavanagh, Brian Johnson, M Nawal Lutfiyya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3618432?pdf=render