Rapid diagnosis of central-venous-catheter-related bloodstream infection without catheter removal

Lancet

Volumn 354, Issue 9189, 1999, Pages 1504-1507

  Kite, Peter ^a   Dobbins, Brian M ^b   Wilcox, Mark H ^a   McMahon, Michael J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LEEDS GENERAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; EDETIC ACID;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; GRAM STAINING; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROSCOPY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

EID: 0033619453     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(99)04070-2     Document Type: Article

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