Enterobacter cloacae and Pseudomonas aeruginosa polymicrobial bloodstream infections traced to extrinsic contamination of a dextrose multidose vial

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 133, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 640-644

  Archibald, L K ^a   Ramos, M ^a   Arduino, M J ^a   Aguero, S M ^a   Deseda, C ^a   Banerjee, S ^a   Jarvis, W R ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; INFUSION FLUID;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MIXED INFECTION; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INFECTION; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK FACTOR; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0031744336     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3476(98)70104-0     Document Type: Article

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