Meta-analysis: Methods for diagnosing intravascular device-related bloodstream infection

Annals of Internal Medicine

Volumn 142, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 451-466

  Safdar, Nasia ^a   Fine, Jason P ^a   Maki, Dennis G ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE;

ACRIDINE ORANGE LEUKOCYTE CYTOSPIN TEST; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; EQUIPMENT; INDWELLING CATHETER; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SEPSIS; STANDARD; STATISTICS;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; MICROBIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEPSIS;

EID: 14844365297     PISSN: 00034819     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7326/0003-4819-142-6-200503150-00011     Document Type: Review

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