Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter-related Infections
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- Naomi P. O’Grady, Mary Alexander, Lillian A. Burns, E. Patchen Dellinger, Jeffrey Garland, Stephen O. Heard, Pamela A. Lipsett, Henry Masur, Leonard A. Mermel, Michele L. Pearson, Issam Raad, Adrienne G. Randolph, Mark E. Rupp, Sanjay Saint
- Journal
- Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Year
- 2011
- Citations
- 4,644
Abstract
These guidelines have been developed for healthcare personnel who insert intravascular catheters and for persons responsible for surveillance and control of infections in hospital, outpatient, and home healthcare settings. This report was prepared by a working group comprising members from professional organizations representing the disciplines of critical care medicine, infectious diseases, healthcare infection control, surgery, anesthesiology, interventional