Bacteraemia during direct laryngoscopy and endotracheal intubation: A study using a multiple culture, large volume technique

Anaesthesia and Intensive Care

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 239-244

  Goldstein, S ^a   Wolf, G L ^b   Kim, S J ^a   Sierra, M F ^b   Whitmire, C ^a   Tolentino, E M ^b  

^a ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SUNY DOWNSTATE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection: bacteraemia, endocarditis, laryngoscopy, intubation,; prophylactic antibiotics

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VOLUME; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; HUMAN; LARYNGOSCOPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY;

EID: 0030798081     PISSN: 0310057X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0310057x9702500305     Document Type: Article

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