Suspected central venous catheter-associated infection: Can the catheter be safely retained?

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1005-1007

  Brun Buisson, Christian ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER RELATED BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEVICE REMOVAL; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SEPTIC SHOCK;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 3042644626     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-004-2213-9     Document Type: Editorial

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