Rapid diagnosis of central venou catheter sepsis

The Lancet

Volumn 342, Issue 8868, 1993, Pages 402-403

  Rushforth, J A ^a   Hoy, C M ^a   Kite, P ^a   Puntis, J W L ^a  

^a LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEPSIS;

ACRIDINE ORANGE; BACTEREMIA; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; KLEBSIELLA INFECTIONS; LEUKOCYTES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TETRAZOLIUM SALTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0027326180     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0140-6736(93)92815-B     Document Type: Article

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