Bacteremic Episodes and Copper/Zinc Ratio in Patients Receiving Home Parenteral Nutrition

Nutrition in Clinical Practice

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 529-532

  Barrera, Rafael ^a   Schattner, M ^a   Gabovich, N ^a   Zhang, J ^a   Saeed, M ^a   Genao, A ^a   Khvatyuk, O ^a   Simon, N ^a   Sepkowitz, K ^a  

^a MEMORIAL SLOAN KETTERING CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COPPER; ZINC;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; COPPER BLOOD LEVEL; COPPER DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; ZINC BLOOD LEVEL; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 0347533823     PISSN: 08845336     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0115426503018006529     Document Type: Letter

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