Prevention of Catheter-related Infections
"Guidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter–Related Infections"
Clinical Infectious Diseases 2011; 52:e1–32
These guidelines have been developed for healthcare personnel who insert intravascular catheters and for persons responsible for surveillance and control of infections in hospital, outpatient, and home healthcare settings. This report was prepared by a working group comprising members from professional organizations representing the disciplines of critical care medicine, infectious diseases, healthcare infection control, surgery, anesthesiology, interventional radiology, pulmonary medicine, pediatric medicine, and nursing. more »