Microbial contamination of enteral feed administration sets in a pediatric institution

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 49-53

  Matlow, Anne ^a,b   Wray, Rick ^a   Goldman, Carol ^a   Streitenberger, Laurie ^a   Freeman, Renee ^a   Kovach, Danuta ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTERIC FEEDING; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; NASOGASTRIC TUBE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESERVOIR; RISK FACTOR; STOMACH TUBE;

EID: 0037321896     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1067/mic.2003.36     Document Type: Article

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