Positive intravenous line tip cultures as predictors of bacteraemia

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 35-38

  Peacock, S J ^a,c   Eddleston, M ^b   Emptage, A ^a   King, A ^a   Crook, D W M ^a  

^a OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^c JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; Intravenous line tip culture; Maki technique; Predictors of bacteraemia; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

METICILLIN;

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0031788458     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90022-6     Document Type: Article

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