Catheter-related infection in critically ill patients

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1681-1684

  Lorente, Leonardo ^a   Villegas, Jerusalen ^a   Martín, María M ^a   Jiménez, Alejandro ^a   Mora, María L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Arterial catheter; Bloodstream infection; Catheter infection; Central venous catheter; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN CATHETER;

EID: 4143080227     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-004-2332-3     Document Type: Article

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