Description:

A voluntary national surveillance system monitoring bloodstream and vascular infections. This is a yearly survey, done in collaboration with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) that collects data on infection control practices, and the frequency of certain dialysis-associated diseases and complications, among approximately 3,000 centers serving chronic hemodialysis patients. The network provides a method for vascular access infections, other bacterial infections, and intravenous antimicrobial starts. The surveillance also provides comparison rates among the various dialysis centers.

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Record Details:

Record Type:DATA SET

Product Published Date:05/09/2005

Record Last Revised:05/09/2005

Record ID: 132432

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Role :CONTACT

Organization Name :Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Primary Phone Number :(404) 639-3534

Alternate Phone Number :(800) 311-3435

Fax Number :(404) 639-3311

Primary Email :Not Provided

Mailing Address :1600 Clifton Rd.

Citation :Atlanta

State :GA

Zip Code :30333