Retrospective analysis of catheter-related infections in a hemodialysis unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 969-973

  Colville, Linda A ^a   Lee, Andy H ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CITRATE SODIUM; DEXTRAN; GENTAMICIN; GLYCOPEPTIDE; HEPARIN; PSEUDOMONIC ACID;

ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERY GRAFT; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; MORBIDITY; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN GRAFT;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HEMODIALYSIS UNITS, HOSPITAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33748999818     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/507821     Document Type: Article

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