Clinical management of catheter-related infections

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 8, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 545-550

  Fatkenheuer G ^a   Cornely, O ^a   Seifert, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibiotic lock; Bacteremia; Bloodstream infection; Candida coagulase negative staphylococci; Central venous catheters; Staphylococcus aureus

Indexed keywords

AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTIFUNGAL AGENT; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CASPOFUNGIN; CIPROFLOXACIN; DALFOPRISTIN PLUS QUINUPRISTIN; ECHINOCANDIN B DERIVATIVE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METICILLIN; PYRROLE DERIVATIVE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BONE INFECTION; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOPHTHALMITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VEIN PUNCTURE; VISUAL SYSTEM EXAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; ENTEROCOCCUS; NEGIBACTERIA; POSIBACTERIA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0036750741     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2002.00427.x     Document Type: Review

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