Development of bacteraemia or fungaemia after removal of colonized central venous catheters in patients with negative concomitant blood cultures

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 742-746

  Park, K H ^a,b   Kim, S H ^a,b   Song, E H ^a,b   Jang, E Y ^a,b   Lee, E J ^a,b   Chong, Y P ^a,b   Choi, S H ^a,b   Lee, S O ^a,b   Woo, J H ^a,b   Kim, Y S ^a,b  

^a University of Ulsan College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bacteraemia; Bloodstream infection; Catheter; Fungaemia; Tip culture

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA; CANDIDEMIA; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; FUNGEMIA; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANDIDA; ENTEROCOCCUS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 77953945422     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02926.x     Document Type: Article

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