Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit.

V Patil, Harsha; C Patil, Virendra; N Ramteerthkar, M; D Kulkarni, R

doi:10.4103/0972-5229.92074

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Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit.

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Authors:

Harsha V Patil

Virendra C Patil

M N Ramteerthkar

Abstract

CONTEXT: Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection (CRBSI) is associated with high rates of morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. AIMS: This study was conducted to determine the incidence of central venous catheter-related infections (CRIs) and to identify the factors influ...

Subject

Catheter-related infection

catheter-associated infection

semiquantitative culture

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