Comparisons of infectious complications of central venous catheters used for long and short periods;Comparaison des complications infectieuses des catheters veineux centraux de courte et de longue durees

Presse Medicale

Volumn 28, Issue 25, 1999, Pages 1347-1351

  Guiguet, M ^a,b   Barbut, F ^a   Meynard, J L ^a   Raynaud, F ^a   Fort, M M ^a   Chandon, M ^a   Isnard, F ^a   Frottier, J ^a   Offenstadt, G ^a  

^a HÔPITAL SAINT ANTOINE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RISK FACTOR; SKIN DEFECT;

AGED; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEOPLASMS; RISK FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033523374     PISSN: 07554982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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