External validation of the Michigan PICC catheter-associated bloodstream infections score (MPC score) for predicting the risk of peripherally inserted central catheter-associated bloodstream infections: A single-center study in Japan

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Abstract

The Michigan peripherally inserted central catheter-associated bloodstream infection score (MPC score) had been developed for hospitalized medical patients but had not been externally validated. A retrospective analysis of a clinically heterogeneous case-mix in a university hospital cohort in Japan failed to validate its originally reported good performance.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)480-483
Number of pages4
JournalInfection Control and Hospital Epidemiology
Volume44
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20-03-2023

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Epidemiology
  • Microbiology (medical)
  • Infectious Diseases

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