Diagnosis of venous access port-related infections

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 1197-1202

  Douard, Marie Cécile ^a   Arlet, Guillaume ^a   Longuet, Pascale ^b   Troje, Christian ^a   Rouveau, Martine ^a   Ponscarme, Diane ^a   Eurin, Benoit ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS HOSPITAL   (France)

^b BICHAT HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0033496607     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/313444     Document Type: Article

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