| Literature DB >> 23221198 |
Joshua T Freeman1, Anna Elinder-Camburn, Catherine McClymont, Deverick J Anderson, Mary Bilkey, Deborah A Williamson, Leanne Berkahn, Sally A Roberts.
Abstract
We used differential time to positivity between central and peripheral blood cultures to evaluate the positive predictive value (PPV) of the National Healthcare Safety Network central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) surveillance definition among hematology patients with febrile neutropenia. The PPV was 27.7%, which suggests that, when the definition is applied to this population, CLABSI rates will be substantially overestimated.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 23221198 PMCID: PMC3628695 DOI: 10.1086/668431
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254