A Semiquantitative Culture Method for Identifying Intravenous-Catheter-Related Infection

New England Journal of Medicine

Volumn 296, Issue 23, 1977, Pages 1305-1309

  Maki, Dennis G ^a   Weise, Carol E ^a   Sarafin, Harold W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFUSION; METHODOLOGY; MICROORGANISM; VEIN CATHETERIZATION;

EID: 0017734445     PISSN: 00284793     EISSN: 15334406     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1056/NEJM197706092962301     Document Type: Article

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