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- Title
The risk of bloodstream infection in adults with different intravascular devices: a systematic review of 200 published prospective studies.
- Authors
Maki, Dennis G; Kluger, Daniel M; Crnich, Christopher J
- Abstract
To better understand the absolute and relative risks of bloodstream Infection (BSI) associated with the various types of intravascular devices (IVDs), we analyzed 200 published studies of adults In which every device in the study population was prospectively evaluated for evidence of associated infection and microbiologically based criteria were used to define IVD-related BSI.
- Publication
Mayo Clinic proceedings, 2006, Vol 81, Issue 9, p1159
- ISSN
0025-6196
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.4065/81.9.1159