Evaluation of clinical and laboratory findings in leukaemic patients with blood cultures positive for Staphylococcus epidermidis

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 27-35

  Lyytikainen O ^a,b   Valtonen, V ^a   Anttila, V J ^a   Ruutu, P ^b  

^a HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Contamination; Leukaemic patients; Staphylococcus epidermis

Indexed keywords

C REACTIVE PROTEIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEUKEMIA; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MORTALITY; PATIENT MONITORING; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 0031906104     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(98)90172-4     Document Type: Article

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