Bacteremic complications of intravascular catheters colonized with Staphylococcus aureus

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 46, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 114-118

  Ekkelenkamp, Miquel B ^a   Van Der Bruggen, Tjomme ^a   Van De Vijver, David A M C ^a   Wolfs, Tom F W ^b   Bonten, Marc J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ADULT; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DEVICE REMOVAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENOUS CUTDOWN;

EID: 39349098442     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/524077     Document Type: Article

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