Handling infusion tubes connected to a central catheter and coagulase- negative staphylococci infections in premature babies;Influence des manipulations des tubulures de perfusion reliees a un catheter central sur les infections a staphylocoques coagulase negative chez les prematures

Medecine et Maladies Infectieuses

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 470-475

  Constant, H ^a   Crassard, G ^a   Girelli, M ^a   Putet, G ^b   Aulagner, G ^a  

^a Hospital Pharmacy   (France)

^b HÔPITAL DEBROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

Coagulase negative staphylococci; Microcatheter; Neonatology; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; PREMATURITY; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION;

EID: 0033165690     PISSN: 0399077X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0399-077X(99)80085-7     Document Type: Article

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