Journal article

Surveillance for catheter-associated bloodstream infection in hematology units: Quantifying the characteristics of a practical case definition

Leon J Worth, James Black, John F Seymour, Karin A Thursky, Monica A Slavin

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology | UNIV CHICAGO PRESS | Published : 2008

DOI: 10.1086/528879

University of Melbourne Researchers

Jim Black Author Melbourne School of Population and Global Health

John Seymour Author Medicine - St Vincent's Hospital

Kas Thursky Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

Monica Slavin Author Medicine - Royal Melbourne Hospital

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Keywords

Cross Infection

Epidemiologic Methods

Life Sciences & Biomedicine

Prospective Studies

Science & Technology

Infectious Diseases

Hematologic Neoplasms

Blood-Borne Pathogens

Sensitivity and Specificity

Catheterization, Central Venous

Catheters, Indwelling

Sentinel Surveillance

Public, Environmental & Occupational Health