The Influence of the Composition of the Nursing Staff on Primary Bloodstream Infection Rates in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Robert, J.; K. Fridkin, Scott; M. Blumberg, Henry; Anderson, Betsy; White, Nancy; M. Ray, Susan; Chan, Jinlene; R. Jarvis, William

doi:10.1086/501690

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The Influence of the Composition of the Nursing Staff on Primary Bloodstream Infection Rates in a Surgical Intensive Care Unit

Published in Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology • Jan 1, 2000

Authors:

J. Robert

Scott K. Fridkin

Henry M. Blumberg

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To determine the risk factors for acquisition of nosocomial primary bloodstream infections (BSIs), including the effect of nursing-staff levels, in surgical intensive care unit (SICU) patients. DESIGN: A nested case-control study. SETTING: A 20-bed SICU in a 1,000-bed inner-city public h...

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Medicine

Odds ratio

Parenteral nutrition

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