Survival times and complications of catheters used for outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy in children

Clinical Pediatrics

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 247-251

  Hussain, Sabiha ^a   Gomez, Margarita M ^a   Wludyka, Peter ^c   Chiu, Thomas ^a,b   Rathore, Mobeen H ^a,b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER   (United States)

^b WOLFSON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA   (United States)

^d LRC   (United States)

Author keywords

Central venous catheter; Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy; Peripherally inserted central catheter

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; OUTPATIENT CARE; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; SURVIVAL TIME; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY CARE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PELVIMETRY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34047226084     PISSN: 00099228     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0009922806290328     Document Type: Article

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