Differential time to positivity and quantitative cultures for noninvasive diagnosis of catheter-related blood stream infection in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 27, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 681-685

  Acuña, Mirta ^a   O'ryan, Miguel ^b   Cofré, José ^a   Alvarez, Isabel ^a   Benadof, Dona ^c   Rodríguez, Pilar ^a   Torres, María Teresa ^d   Aguilera, Liliana ^c   Santolaya, María Elena ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^c Microbiology Laboratory   (Chile)

^d HOSPITAL LUIS CALVO MACKENNA   (Chile)

^e NONE   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Bloodstream infection; Catheter infection; Children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CHILE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON INVASIVE PROCEDURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE DIAGNOSIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLASSIFICATION; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENZYMOLOGY; EVALUATION; INDWELLING CATHETER; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; PREDICTION AND FORECASTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; TIME;

COAGULASE;

ADOLESCENT; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHILE; COAGULASE; CULTURE MEDIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 51049086394     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31816d1e00     Document Type: Article

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