Gram stain/aolc screening for detection of catheter related bloodstream infection

Journal of Infection

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 254-255

  Zach, Julia ^a   Zollner Schwetz, Ines ^a   Krause, Robert ^a   Zebisch, Armin ^a   Rohn, Angelika ^a   Sill, Heinz ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF GRAZ   (Austria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACRIDINE ORANGE;

ACRIDINE ORANGE LEUKOCYTE CYTOSPIN TEST; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; CANDIDA KRUSEI; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL TIME TO POSITIVITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GRAM STAINING; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS; SCREENING TEST; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTEREMIA; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BLOOD; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; STAINING AND LABELING;

EID: 76849093516     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2010.01.001     Document Type: Letter

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