AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 237-242, June 2003

Comparison of US and non-US central venous catheter infection rates: Evaluation of processes and indicators in infection control study☆

Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; Memphis, Tennessee; Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois; Dresden, Germany; and Sao Paulo, Brazil

From King Abdulaziz Medical City, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, Riyadha; University of Tennessee Health Sciences Center, Memphisb; Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, Oakbrook Terracec; Dresden Medical School, Dresdend; Ex. Hospital Albert Einstein, Sao Pauloe; and EPIC Group (see appendix)

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☆ Reprint requests: Ziad A. Memish, MD, CIC, FRCPC, FACP, FIDSA, Adult Infectious Diseases, and Infection Prevention and Control Program, King Fahad National Guard Hospital, PO Box 22490, Riyadh 11426, Saudi Arabia.

PII: S0196-6553(02)48205-3

doi:10.1067/mic.2003.5

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 31, Issue 4 , Pages 237-242, June 2003

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