Bacteremia associated with central venous catheter infection is not independent predictor of outcomes

Journal of the American College of Surgeons

Volumn 190, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 671-680

  Pelletier, Shawn J ^a,b   Crabtree, Traves D ^a   Gleason, Thomas G ^a   Pruett, Timothy L ^a   Sawyer, Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

EID: 0034091519     PISSN: 10727515     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1072-7515(00)00266-0     Document Type: Article

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