Epidemiologic notes and reports nosocomial bacteremias associated with intravenous fluid therapy - USA

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 46, Issue 51, 1997, Pages 1227-1233

  Rhame, Frank S ^b   Maki, Dennis G ^a   Bennett, John V ^b   Jarvis, William R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT; FLUID THERAPY; HISTORY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; UNITED STATES;

BACTEREMIA; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FLUID THERAPY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031587484     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

References (8)

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