Propionibacterium acnes is a common colonizer of intravascular catheters

Journal of Infection

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 257-260

  Martín Rabadán, Pablo ^a   Gijón, Paloma ^a   Alcalá, Luis ^a   Rodríguez Créixems, Marta ^a   Alvarado, Neisa ^a   Bouza, Emilio ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO GREGORIO MARAÑÓN   (Spain)

Author keywords

Anaerobic bacteria; Catheter colonization; Catheter related infections; Propionibacterium acnes; Prosthetic device; Prosthetic device infections

Indexed keywords

AEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ANAEROBIC CELL CULTURE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; ENTEROBACTERIACEAE; ENTEROCOCCUS; GENUS; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; INCUBATION TIME; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SKIN FLORA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; PROPIONIBACTERIUM ACNES; SPAIN;

EID: 41349107765     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2008.01.012     Document Type: Article

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