Reducing bacterial contamination of enteral feeds

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 78, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 166-168

  Patchell, C J ^a,d   Anderton, A ^c   Holden, C ^a   MacDonald, A ^a   George, R H ^a   Booth, I W ^b  

^a Children's Hospital   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

^d BIRMINGHAM CHILDREN S HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Enteral feeds

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CHILD; CHILD NUTRITION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; ENTERIC FEEDING; HOME CARE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031920974     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.78.2.166     Document Type: Article

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