Correction: Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2000)

Corrections5 September 2000Correction: Catheter-Related Bloodstream InfectionsFREEAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-133-5-200009050-00026 SectionsAboutVisual AbstractPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail The article on catheter-related bloodstream infections (1) underestimated the magnitude of the problem of these infections in U.S. intensive care units. With an average of 5.3 central line–associated bloodstream infections per 1000 catheter-days in intensive care units, approximately 80 000 central line–associated bloodstream infections occurred in U.S. intensive care units each year. The annual cost of these bloodstream infections is $296 million to $2.3 billion. In U.S. intensive care units, approximately 2400 to 20 000 patients die annually of central line–associated bloodstream infections.In addition, in the catheter maintenance section of Table 5, the footnote for recommendations for prevention of catheter-related thrombosis refers to the third line (low-dose heparin), not the first line (routine catheter replacement).Reference1. Mermel LA. Prevention of intravascular catheter–related infections. Ann Intern Med. 2000;132:391-402. LinkGoogle Scholar Comments0 CommentsSign In to Submit A Comment Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoPrevention of Intravascular Catheter–Related Infections Leonard A. Mermel Metrics Cited byCatheter-related Bloodstream Infections: A Root Cause Analysis in a Series of Simultaneous Ochrobactrum anthropi InfectionsThe Role of Orientation of Surface Bound Dihydropyrrol-2-ones (DHP) on Biological ActivityNosocomial infections among acute leukemia patients in China: An economic burden analysisCare provision: lessons learnt from near and farSeven years of zero central-line-associated bloodstream infectionsSupplementation of Essential Amino Acids May Reduce the Occurrence of Infections in Rehabilitation Patients With Brain InjuryMaintenance of Peripheral Venous Access and Its Impact on the Development of PhlebitisIncidence and predisposing factors of phlebitis in a surgery departmentAnti-infective external coating of central venous catheters: A randomized, noninferiority trial comparing 5-fluorouracil with chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine in preventing catheter colonization*Rationale for Biofilm Eradication from Modern Medical DevicesEpidermal and dermal integration into sphere-templated porous poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate) implants in micePreventing Peripheral Intravenous Line Infections: Recommendations for Healthcare FacilitiesIn vitro integration of human skin dermis with porous cationic hydrogelsChitosan-based rechargeable long-term antimicrobial and biofilm-controlling systemsZero CR-BSI rate? It's possible.Costs associated with hospital-acquired bacteraemia in an Indian hospital: a case–control studyExecutive Summary : A Compendium of Strategies to Prevent Healthcare-Associated Infections in Acute Care HospitalsModels for the histologic study of the skin interface with percutaneous biomaterialsModels for diabetic wound healing and healing into percutaneous devicesIn Vitro Antimicrobial Effectiveness of 5 Catheter Insertion-Site DressingsCharacterization of an in vitro model for evaluating the interface between skin and percutaneous biomaterialsControlling biofilm formation with anN-halamine-based polymeric additiveAVA Introduces the SAVE That Line! CampaignModern Strategies in the Prevention of Implant-Associated InfectionsA model for studying epithelial attachment and morphology at the interface between skin and percutaneous devicesWhy Is It That Internists Do Not Follow Guidelines for Preventing Intravascular Catheter Infections?Central Venous Catheter–Related Bacteremia Due to Gram-Negative Bacilli: Significance of Catheter Removal in Preventing RelapseIn Vitro Assessment of Chlorhexidine Gluconate–Impregnated Polyurethane Foam Antimicrobial Dressing Using Zone of Inhibition AssaysBest practices for insertion of central venous catheters in intensive-care units to prevent catheter-related bloodstream infectionsIntravascular-Catheter-Related InfectionsInfections related to central venous catheters in US intensive-care unitsGuidelines for the Prevention of Intravascular Catheter–Related InfectionsEnhancing the Safety of Critically Ill Patients by Reducing Urinary and Central Venous Catheter-related Infections 5 September 2000Volume 133, Issue 5Page: 395KeywordsBacteremiaCathetersHeparinIntensive care unitsThrombosis ePublished: 5 September 2000 Issue Published: 5 September 2000 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2000 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...