The crucial role of catheters in micrococcal bloodstream infections in cancer patients

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 83-85

  Ramos, Elizabeth Rocio ^a   Hachem, Ray ^a   Youssef, Souad ^a   Fang, Xiang ^a   Jiang, Ying ^a   Raad, Issam ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; OXACILLIN; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANCER PATIENT; CATHETER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROCOCCUS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT;

ACTINOMYCETALES INFECTIONS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCOCCUS; MIDDLE AGED; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 57749086132     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/592705     Document Type: Article

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