Incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infection among patients with a needleless, mechanical valve-based intravenous connector in an Australian hematology-oncology unit
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posted on 2024-06-03, 23:11 authored by K Field, C McFarlane, AC Cheng, Andrew HughesAndrew Hughes, E Jacobs, K Styles, J Low, P Stow, P Campbell, Eugene AthanEugene AthanThere are few Australian data on the incidence of catheter-associated bloodstream infection (BSI) among patients in hematology-oncology units. We found an increase in catheter-associated BSI rates coincident with the introduction of a mechanical valve connector (2.6 infections vs 5.8 infections per 1,000 catheter-days; incidence rate ratio, 2.2; P=.031).
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Infection Control and Hospital EpidemiologyVolume
28Pagination
610-613Location
New York, N.Y.Publisher DOI
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0899-823XLanguage
engPublication classification
C Journal article, C1.1 Refereed article in a scholarly journalCopyright notice
2007, Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of AmericaIssue
5Publisher
Cambridge University PressUsage metrics
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AdultAgedCatheterization, Central VenousCatheters, IndwellingCross InfectionEquipment ContaminationEquipment and SuppliesFemaleGram-Negative BacteriaGram-Positive BacteriaHematologyHumansIncidenceInfusion PumpsMaleMiddle AgedOncology Service, HospitalSepsisVictoria119999 Medical and Health Sciences not elsewhere classified929999 Health not elsewhere classifiedSchool of Medicine
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