Diagnosis of catheter-related bloodstream infection

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 413-419

  Hanna, Rania ^b   Raad, Issam I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

BACILLUS; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENDOLUMINAL BRUSHING; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; MORTALITY; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SKIN CULTURE; SKIN FLORA; TECHNIQUE;

EID: 27944448921     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-005-0042-9     Document Type: Review

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