AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 149-153 , March 2010

Peripherally inserted central venous catheters in the acute care setting: A safe alternative to high-risk short-term central venous catheters

This study was presented in part at the 18th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, April 2008 (Abstract 116).

  • Basel Al Raiy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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  • Mohamad G. Fakih, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
    • Infection Control Department, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Mohamad G Fakih, MD, MPH, Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, St John Hospital and Medical Center, 19251 Mack Avenue, Suite 190, Grosse Pointe Woods, MI 48236.
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  • Nicole Bryan-Nomides, MT, MS

      Affiliations

    • Infection Control Department, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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  • Debi Hopfner, RN

      Affiliations

    • Infection Control Department, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Elizabeth Riegel, RN

      Affiliations

    • Quality Management Department, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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  • Trudy Nenninger, RN

      Affiliations

    • Case Management Department, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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  • Janice Rey, MT(ASCP)

      Affiliations

    • Infection Control Department, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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  • Susan Szpunar, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Medical Education, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
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  • Pramodine Kale, PharmD

      Affiliations

    • Pharmacy Department, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI
    • ,
  • Riad Khatib, MD

      Affiliations

    • Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medicine, St John Hospital and Medical Center, Detroit, MI

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 Conflicts of interest: None to report.

PII: S0196-6553(09)00745-7

doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2009.06.008

AJIC: American Journal of Infection Control
Volume 38, Issue 2 , Pages 149-153 , March 2010

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