Catheter infection risk related to the distance between insertion site and burned area

Journal of Burn Care and Rehabilitation

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 266-271

  Ramos, Guillermo E ^a   Bolgiani, Alberto N ^a   Patiño, Osvaldo ^a   Prezzavento, Gustavo E ^a   Guastavino, Paula ^a   Durlach, Ricardo ^a   Fernandez Canigia, Liliana B ^a   Benaim, Fortunato ^a  

^a NONE   (Argentina)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BURN; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK;

EID: 0036068410     PISSN: 02738481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004630-200207000-00007     Document Type: Article

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