Catheter-related bacteremia and outcome of attempted catheter salvage in patients undergoing hemodialysis

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 275-280

  Marr, Kieren A ^a,b,c   Sexton, Daniel J ^a   Conlon, Peter J ^a   Corey, G Ralph ^a   Schwab, Steven J ^a   Kirkland, Kathryn B ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ARTHRITIS; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CATHETER; DEATH; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; KIDNEY FAILURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 0030746333     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-4-199708150-00003     Document Type: Article

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