Intravenous catheter infections associated with bacteraemia: A 2-year study in a University hospital

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 431-435

  Paragioudaki, M ^a   Stamouli, V ^a   Kolonitsiou, F ^a   Anastassiou, E D ^a   Dimitracopoulos, G ^a   Spiliopoulou, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Antibiotic susceptibility; Catheter related bloodstream infections

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN PLUS CLAVULANIC ACID; AMPICILLIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZLOCILLIN; AZTREONAM; BETA LACTAM ANTIBIOTIC; CARBENICILLIN; CEFACLOR; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GLYCOPEPTIDE; IMIPENEM; METICILLIN; NETILMICIN; OXACILLIN; PENICILLIN DERIVATIVE; PIPERACILLIN; POLYPEPTIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; TEICOPLANIN; TIMENTIN; VANCOMYCIN;

AGAR GEL DIFFUSION; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STANDARD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

BACILLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 2642534666     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2004.00851.x     Document Type: Article

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