Silver catheter study: Methods and results of microbiological investigations

Infection

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Schoerner, C ^a   Guggenbichler, J P ^a   Lugauer, S ^a   Regenfus, Anja ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILVER;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN;

CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM-POSITIVE COCCI; HUMANS; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; SILVER;

EID: 0033034485     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02561620     Document Type: Article

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