Catheter-related complications of cancer therapy

Infectious Disease Clinics of North America

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 255-295

  Greene, J N ^a  

^a H LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CEPHALOSPORIN; CYTARABINE; FLUCONAZOLE; FLUCYTOSINE; NAFCILLIN; OXACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; UROKINASE; VANCOMYCIN;

ALGORITHM; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CANCER REGRESSION; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISINFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL SUPPORT; PATHOGENESIS; REVIEW; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSFUSION;

EID: 0029888660     PISSN: 08915520     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0891-5520(05)70299-3     Document Type: Article

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