Examination of tunnelled haemodialysis catheters using scanning electron microscopy

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 780-786

  Kanaa, M ^a   Wright, M J ^a   Sandoe, J A T ^a  

^a LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheter related infections; Central venous catheters; Colonization; Haemodialysis; Scanning election microscopy; Tunnelled

Indexed keywords

EDETIC ACID; FIBRIN; POLYVINYLCHLORIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BIOFILM; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS CATHETER; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TUNNELLED HEMODIALYSIS CATHETER;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STREPTOCOCCUS;

EID: 77953952012     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02952.x     Document Type: Article

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