AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 8 , Pages 643-648 , October 2009

Impact of revising the National Nosocomial Infection Surveillance System definition for catheter-related bloodstream infection in ICU: Reproducibility of the National Healthcare Safety Network case definition in an Australian cohort of infection control professionals

  • Leon J. Worth

      Affiliations

    • Victorian Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Infectious Diseases, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Leon Worth, MBBS, Victorian Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, 10 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne, Victoria, 3051, Australia.
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  • Judy Brett

      Affiliations

    • Victorian Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Ann L. Bull

      Affiliations

    • Victorian Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Emma S. McBryde

      Affiliations

    • Victorian Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Infectious Diseases, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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  • Philip L. Russo

      Affiliations

    • Victorian Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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  • Michael J. Richards

      Affiliations

    • Victorian Hospital Acquired Infection Surveillance System (VICNISS) Coordinating Centre, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    • Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Centre for Clinical Research Excellence in Infectious Diseases, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia

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doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.02.013

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 37, Issue 8 , Pages 643-648 , October 2009

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