Infection Rates of Broviac-Hickman Catheters and Implantable Venous Devices

American Journal of Diseases of Children

Volumn 142, Issue 5, 1988, Pages 536-540

  Wurzel, Carol L ^a   Halom, Karen ^b   Feldman, Joseph G ^c   Rubin, Lorry G ^a,b  

^a Division of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^b LONG ISLAND JEWISH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; ETIOLOGY; HICKMANN CATHETER; IMPLANT; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPTICEMIA;

EID: 0023950930     PISSN: 0002922X     EISSN: 15383628     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archpedi.1988.02150050074036     Document Type: Article

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