title: Surveillance for infections associated with vascular catheters.
abstract: Intravascular devices are the source of most primary bloodstream infections. Unfortunately, there are few studies that demonstrate how surveillance for catheter-related infection should be done. This article attempts to provide infection control personnel with information necessary to develop such surveillance.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Sherertz
mesh_terms: D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D013048:Specimen Handling / Q000379:methods