Cost-effective infection control success story: a case presentation.
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In a surgical intensive care unit, the 1996-1997 incidence of central catheter-associated bloodstream infections exceeded that of hospitals participating in the National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System. Interventions were implemented, and a cost-benefit analysis was done that led to hiring a vascular catheter care nurse. Subsequent outcome data demonstrated a substantial reduction in central catheter-associated bloodstream infections.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
دوره 7 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001