Management of bacteremia associated with tunneled-cuffed hemodialysis catheters

Journal of the American Society of Nephrology

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1045-1049

  Beathard, Gerald A ^a,b  

^a Capital Nephrology Associates of Texas Ltd   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETERIZATION; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY;

EID: 0032908546     PISSN: 10466673     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1681/asn.v1051045     Document Type: Article

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