2005 National Healthcare Quality Report, Data Tables. Table 2.6

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Table 2.6
Central line-associated bloodstream infections in intensive care unit patients, 1998-2003

		Infections per 1,000 days use
Population group	2003	2002	2001	2000	1999	1998
Total	4.9	5	5.1	5.2	5.3	5.5

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

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