Bacteremia in a pediatric hemodialysis unit secondary to Enterococcus fecalis

Pediatric Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-57

  Hymes, Leonard C ^a   Warshaw, Barry L ^a   Clowers, Bertha ^a   Newsome, Pamela ^a   Keyserling, Harry L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Enterococcus fecalis; Hemodialysis

Indexed keywords

AMPICILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; STERILIZATION; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0030061623     PISSN: 0931041X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00863445     Document Type: Article

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