Catheter-related infections: Diagnosis and intravascular treatment

Journal of Chemotherapy

Volumn 13, Issue SPEC. ISS. 1, 2001, Pages 224-233

  Bouza, Emilio ^a   Burillo, A ^a   Munoz P ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter related blood stream infection; Catheter related infection; Catheter related infection diagnosis; Catheter related infection treatment

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD STAIN; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRIFUGATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FUNGAL CONTAMINATION; FUNGUS CULTURE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOSIS; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PREDICTION; QUANTITATIVE ASSAY; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0035721674     PISSN: 1120009X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/joc.2001.13.supplement-2.224     Document Type: Conference Paper

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