Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection Rates by Chronic Condition Groups in Children

Hosp Pediatr. 2016 Jul;6(7):399-403. doi: 10.1542/hpeds.2015-0258. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

Authors

John M Neff¹, J Mitchell Harris 2nd², James C Gay³

Affiliations

¹ Seattle Children's Hospital, Center for Child Health, Development, and Behavior, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Washington School of Medicine, Seattle Washington; john.neff@seattlechildrens.org.
² Children's Hospital Association, Washington, District of Columbia; and.
³ Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee.

PMID: 27312371
DOI: 10.1542/hpeds.2015-0258

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study

MeSH terms

Catheter-Related Infections / epidemiology*
Catheterization, Central Venous / adverse effects*
Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects
Chronic Disease / epidemiology
Critical Illness / epidemiology
Cross Infection / epidemiology*
Hospitals, Pediatric
Humans
Infant
Neoplasms / epidemiology
Risk Assessment
United States / epidemiology