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Table 2.6: Central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients, 1998-2002

Population group	Infections per 1,000 days use

Total 1998	5.5
Total 1999	5.3
Total 2000	5.2
Total 2001	5.1
Total 2002	5.0

Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Nosocomial Infections Surveillance System.

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