National Guideline Clearinghouse | Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011.

Guideline Title

Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011.

 

Bibliographic Source(s)

O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Burns LA, Dellinger EP, Garland J, Heard SO, Lipsett PA, Masur H, Mermel LA, Pearson ML, Raad II, Randolph A, Rupp ME, Saint S, Healthcare Infection Control Practices Advisory Committee (HICPAC). Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011. Atlanta (GA): Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); 2011. 83 p. [370 references]

 

Guideline Status

This is the current release of the guideline.

This guideline updates a previously released version: O'Grady NP, Alexander M, Dellinger EP, Gerberding JL, Heard SO, Maki DG, Masur H, McCormick RD, Mermel LA, Pearson ML, Raad II, Randolph A, Weinstein RA. Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections [published erratum appears in MMWR Weekly 2002 Aug 16;51(32):71]. MMWR Recomm Rep 2002 Aug 9;51(RR-10):1-29.

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National Guideline Clearinghouse Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections, 2011.