Heparin and Biofilm: Is this the Risk Factor for Catheter-Related Sepsis?

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 197-198

  Diskin, Charles J ^a   Stokes, Thomas J ^a   Dansby, Linda M ^a   Radcliff, Lautrec ^a   Carter, Thomas B ^a  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN;

BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BIOFILM; CATHETER-RELATED SEPSIS; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; SEPSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

BACTEREMIA; BIOFILMS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT FAILURE; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 45449098489     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.03.038     Document Type: Letter

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