Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: A survey of policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters from hospitals in the prevention epicenter program

Authors

David K. Warren, Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis
Deborah S. Yokoe, Harvard Medical School
Michael W. Climo, Hunter Holmes McGuire Veterans Affairs Medical CenterFollow
Loreen A. Herwaldt, University of Iowa College of MedicineFollow
Gary A. Noskin, Northwestern University Medical School
Gianna Zuccotti, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Jermone I. Tokars, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta
Trish M. Perl, Johns Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health
Victoria J. Fraser, Washington University School of Medicine in St. LouisFollow

Journal

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Publication Date

2006

Volume

27

Issue

1

Inclusive Pages

8-13

Document Type

Open Access Publication

DOI

10.1086/499151

Rights and Permissions

Preventing Catheter‐Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Survey of Policies for Insertion and Care of Central Venous Catheters From Hospitals in the Prevention Epicenter Program •  David K. Warren , MD, Deborah S. Yokoe , MD, Michael W. Climo , MD, Loreen A. Herwaldt , MD, Gary A. Noskin , MD, Gianna Zuccotti , MD, Jerome I. Tokars , MD, Trish M. Perl , MD and Victoria J. Fraser , MD Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology , Vol. 27, No. 1 (January 2006), pp. 8-13 Published by: The University of Chicago Press on behalf of The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America Article DOI: 10.1086/499151 Article Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/10.1086/499151

Recommended Citation

Warren, David K.; Yokoe, Deborah S.; Climo, Michael W.; Herwaldt, Loreen A.; Noskin, Gary A.; Zuccotti, Gianna; Tokars, Jermone I.; Perl, Trish M.; and Fraser, Victoria J., "Preventing catheter-associated bloodstream infections: A survey of policies for insertion and care of central venous catheters from hospitals in the prevention epicenter program." Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. 27, 1. 8-13. (2006).
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