Differential quantitative blood cultures in the diagnosis of catheter- related sepsis in intensive care units

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 1066-1070

  Quilici, Nathalie ^b   Audibert, Gérard ^a   Conroy, Marie Christine ^b   Bollaert, Pierre Edouard ^b   Guillemin, Francis ^b   Welfringer, Pascal ^b   Garric, Jean ^b   Weber, Michèle ^b   Laxenaire, Marie Claire ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF NANCY   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; SEPSIS;

EID: 0030859882     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/516090     Document Type: Article

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