Use of semi-quantitative and quantitative culture methods and typing for studying the epidemiology of central venous catheter-related infections in neonates on parenteral nutrition

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 451-460

  Mueller Premru, Manica ^c   Gubina, Marija ^c   Margareth E, Kaufmann ^a   Primožič, Janez ^b   Cookson, Barry D ^a  

^a CENTRAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTRE LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOTYPOLOGY; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTAMINATION; HUMAN; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PLASMID; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PUNCTURE; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; SEPSIS; SKIN INFECTION;

EID: 0032814497     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-48-5-451     Document Type: Article

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