Central venous catheter-related bacteraemia in burn patients

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 585-589

  Lesseva, Magdalena ^a  

^a Department of Clinical Microbiology   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACINETOBACTER; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BULGARIA; BURN; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; WOUND INFECTION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BURNS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INFANT; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0032457137     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365549850161142     Document Type: Article

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