Hemodialysis Catheter-Associated Endocarditis: Clinical Features, Risks, and Costs

Seminars in Dialysis

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 263-265

  Sandroni, Stephen ^a   McGill, Rita ^a   Brouwer, Deborah ^a,b  

^a ALLEGHENY GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DILTIAZEM; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; METOPROLOL; MINOCYCLINE; NAFCILLIN; QUINAPRIL; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE; COLITIS; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; REVIEW; SEPSIS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; VASCULAR ACCESS; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT; ARTICLE; CATHETERIZATION; ENDOCARDITIS;

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS SHUNT, SURGICAL; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 0141560575     PISSN: 08940959     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-139X.2003.16050.x     Document Type: Review

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