Outcome following haemodialysis catheter-related Staphylococcus aureus bacteraemia

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 223-228

  Peacock, S J ^a,d   Curtis, N ^b   Berendt, A R ^a   Bowler, I C J W ^c   Winearls, C G ^b   Maxwell, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c Level 7   (United Kingdom)

^d JOHN RADCLIFFE HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Catheter related; Haemodialysis; Outcome; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VALVULAR HEART DISEASE;

EID: 0032975665     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0195-6701(99)90020-8     Document Type: Article

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