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Clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of intravascular catheter-related infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America.
- L. Mermel, M. Allon, +7 authors D. Warren
- Medicine
- Clinical infectious diseases : an official…
- 1 July 2009
These updated guidelines replace the previous management guidelines published in 2001. The guidelines are intended for use by health care providers who care for patients who either have these… Expand
Effect of daily chlorhexidine bathing on hospital-acquired infection.
BACKGROUND
Results of previous single-center, observational studies suggest that daily bathing of patients with chlorhexidine may prevent hospital-acquired bloodstream infections and the acquisition… Expand
Ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care unit patients: risk factors and outcomes.
OBJECTIVES
To determine the rates, risk factors, and outcomes of ventilator-associated pneumonia in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients.
METHODS
A prospective cohort study was conducted… Expand
Outcome and attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia among intensive care unit patients in a suburban medical center*
- D. Warren, S. J. Shukla, +5 authors V. Fraser
- Medicine
- Critical care medicine
- 1 May 2003
ObjectiveTo determine the attributable cost of ventilator-associated pneumonia from a hospital-based cost perspective, after adjusting for potential confounders. DesignPatients admitted between… Expand
The effect of an education program on the incidence of central venous catheter-associated bloodstream infection in a medical ICU.
OBJECTIVE
To determine whether an education initiative could decrease the rate of catheter-associated bloodstream infection.
DESIGN
Preintervention and postintervention observational study.
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Prevalence of the use of central venous access devices within and outside of the intensive care unit: results of a survey among hospitals in the prevention epicenter program of the Centers for…
- M. Climo, D. Diekema, +10 authors E. Wong
- Medicine
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- 1 December 2003
OBJECTIVE
To determine the prevalence of central venous catheter (CVC) use among patients both within and outside the ICU setting.
DESIGN
A 1-day prevalence survey of CVC use among adult inpatients… Expand
An educational intervention to prevent catheter-associated bloodstream infections in a nonteaching, community medical center*
ObjectiveTo evaluate the effectiveness of an evidence-based intervention to prevent catheter-associated bloodstream infections among intensive care unit patients at a nonteaching, community hospital.… Expand
Detection of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Directly from Nasal Swab Specimens by a Real-Time PCR Assay
- D. Warren, R. S. Liao, L. Merz, M. Eveland, W. Dunne
- Medicine
- Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- 1 December 2004
ABSTRACT Screening for colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a key aspect of infection control to limit the nosocomial spread of this organism. Current methods for… Expand
Effectiveness of multifaceted hospitalwide quality improvement programs featuring an intervention to remove unnecessary urinary catheters at a tertiary care center in Thailand.
- A. Apisarnthanarak, K. Thongphubeth, +5 authors V. Fraser
- Medicine
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology
- 31 May 2007
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the efficacy of a multifaceted hospitalwide quality improvement program that featured an intervention to remind physicians to remove unnecessary urinary catheters.
METHODS
A… Expand
Attributable cost of catheter-associated bloodstream infections among intensive care patients in a nonteaching hospital*
- D. Warren, Wasim W Quadir, C. Hollenbeak, A. Elward, M. Cox, V. Fraser
- Medicine
- Critical care medicine
- 1 August 2006
Objective:To determine the attributable cost and length of stay of intensive care unit (ICU)–acquired, catheter-associated bloodstream infections from a hospital-based cost perspective, after… Expand