Analysis of sites of bacterial contamination in an enteral feeding system

Journal of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 519-525

  Mathus Vliegen, Elisabeth M H ^a,b   Bredius, Marjan W J ^a   Binnekade, Jan M ^b  

^a Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APACHE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD CONTROL; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STANDARD; TIME;

APACHE; BACTERIA; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; ENTERAL NUTRITION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; FOOD CONTAMINATION; FOOD MICROBIOLOGY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34447578524     PISSN: 01486071     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0148607106030006519     Document Type: Article

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