Low risk of bacteremia during catheter replacement in patients with long-term urinary catheters

Archives of Internal Medicine

Volumn 157, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 521-525

  Bregenzer, Thomas ^a   Frei, Reno ^a   Widmer, Andreas F ^a   Seiler, Walter ^a   Probst, Willi ^a   Mattarelli, Gianfranco ^a   Zimmerli, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URINE CATHETER; URINE CULTURE;

EID: 0031041682     PISSN: 00039926     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archinte.157.5.521     Document Type: Article

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