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Intensivist supervision of resident-placed central venous catheters decreases the incidence of catheter-related blood stream infections.

Papadimos TJ, Hensely SJ, Duggan JM, Hofmann JP, Khuder SA, Borst MJ, Fath JJ.

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Recommendations and reports about central venous catheter-related infection.

Bacuzzi A, Cecchin A, Del Bosco A, Cantone G, Cuffari S.

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Hospital-wide surveillance of catheter-related bloodstream infection: from the expected to the unexpected.

Zingg W, Sax H, Inan C, Cartier V, Diby M, Clergue F, Pittet D, Walder B.

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Templeton A, Schlegel M, Fleisch F, Rettenmund G, Schöbi B, Henz S, Eich G.

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Impact of a prevention strategy targeting hand hygiene and catheter care on the incidence of catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Zingg W, Imhof A, Maggiorini M, Stocker R, Keller E, Ruef C.

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O'Mara MS, Reed NL, Palmieri TL, Greenhalgh DG.

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Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections: improving post-insertion catheter care.

Shapey IM, Foster MA, Whitehouse T, Jumaa P, Bion JF.

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Ultrasound-guided central venous catheter placement decreases complications and decreases placement attempts compared with the landmark technique in patients in a pediatric intensive care unit.

Froehlich CD, Rigby MR, Rosenberg ES, Li R, Roerig PL, Easley KA, Stockwell JA.

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Risk factors for recurrent catheter-related infections after catheter-related bloodstream infections.

Chin BS, Han SH, Lee HS, Jeong SJ, Choi H, Kim CO, Choi JY, Song YG, Kim JM.

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Anti-infective-treated central venous catheters for total parenteral nutrition or chemotherapy: a systematic review.

Niël-Weise BS, Stijnen T, van den Broek PJ.

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Rodríguez CR, Bardón Otero E, Vila Paz ML.

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Antimicrobial central venous catheters in adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Casey AL, Mermel LA, Nightingale P, Elliott TS.

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Catheter related bloodstream infection following PICC removal in preterm infants.

Brooker RW, Keenan WJ.

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Venous catheter microbiological monitoring. Necessity or a habit?

Smuszkiewicz P, Trojanowska I, Tomczak H.

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Use of maximal sterile barriers during central venous catheter insertion: clinical and economic outcomes.

Hu KK, Veenstra DL, Lipsky BA, Saint S.

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Characteristics of catheter-related bloodstream infections in children with intestinal failure: implications for clinical management.

Drews BB, Sanghavi R, Siegel JD, Metcalf P, Mittal NK.

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The clinical effectiveness of central venous catheters treated with anti-infective agents in preventing catheter-related bloodstream infections: a systematic review.

Hockenhull JC, Dwan KM, Smith GW, Gamble CL, Boland A, Walley TJ, Dickson RC.

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The incidence of complications of central venous catheters at an intensive care unit.

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Central venous catheter-associated infections.

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Improving diagnosis of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection by using differential time to positivity as a hospital-wide approach at a cancer hospital.

Chen WT, Liu TM, Wu SH, Tan TD, Tseng HC, Shih CC.

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