A clustering of epidural abscesses in chronic hemodialysis patients: Risks of salvaging access catheters in cases of infection

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 7, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2264-2267

  Kovalik, Eugene C ^a,b   Raymond, John R ^a   Albers, Frank J ^a   Berkoben, Michael ^a   Butterly, David W ^a   Montella, Bruce ^a   Conlon, Peter J ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Back pain; Bacteremia; Catheter salvage; Paralysis; Temporary catheters

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0030393385     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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