Risk factors for bloodstream infections at a cancer center

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 587-590

  Velasco, E ^a   Thuler, L C S ^a   Martins, C A S ^a   Dias, L M C ^a   Goncalves V M S ^a  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CÂNCER   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANCER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEPTICEMIA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEPSIS;

EID: 0031714344     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960050137     Document Type: Article

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