Six-year multicenter study on short-term peripheral venous catheters-related bloodstream infection rates in 246 intensive units of 83 hospitals in 52 cities of 14 countries of Middle East: Bahrain, Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Lebanon, Morocco, Pakistan, Palestine, Sudan, Tunisia, Turkey, and United Arab Emirates-International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) findings

• Main Authors: Víctor D. Rosenthal (Author), Souad Belkebir (Author), Farid Zand (Author), Majeda Afeef (Author), Vito L. Tanzi (Author), Hail M. Al-Abdely (Author), Amani El-Kholy (Author), Safa A. Aziz AlKhawaja (Author), Ali P. Demiroz (Author), Amani F. Sayed (Author), Naheed Elahi (Author), May O. Gamar-Elanbya (Author), Khalid Abidi (Author), Najla Ben-Jaballah (Author), Mona F. Salama (Author), Najla J. Helali (Author), Mona M. Abdel-Halim (Author), Nadia L. Demaisip (Author), Hala Ahmed (Author), Hanan H. Diab (Author), Apsia M. Molano (Author), Fahad A. Sawan (Author), Ashraf Kelany (Author), Rami Altowerqi (Author), Hala Rushdi (Author), Modhi A. Alkamaly (Author), Eatedal Bohlega (Author), Hajer A. Aldossary (Author), Kareem M. Abdelhady (Author), Aamer Ikram (Author), Marjory Madco (Author), Yvonne Caminade (Author), Muneefah Alazmi (Author), Tahsine Mahfouz (Author), Reham H. Abdelaziz-Yousef (Author), Ahmed Ibrahim (Author), Basma Elawady (Author), Tasmiya Asad (Author), Leide Shyrine (Author), Hakan Leblebicioglu (Author)
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• Published: Elsevier, 2020-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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Background: Short-term peripheral venous catheters-related bloodstream infections (PVCR-BSIs) rates have not been systematically studied, and data on their incidence by number of device-days is not available. Methods: Prospective, surveillance study on PVCR-BSI conducted from September 1st, 2013 to...