Incidence of bloodstream infection in multicenter inception cohorts of hemodialysis patients

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 155-160

  Taylor, Geoffrey D ^a,e   Gravel, Denise ^b   Johnston, Lynn ^c   Embil, John ^d   Holton, Donna ^b   Paton, Shirley ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD VESSEL GRAFT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CUFF; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SURVIVAL RATE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

EID: 2442565842     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2003.05.007     Document Type: Article

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