Blood cultures and central catheters: Is the "easiest way" best practice

American Journal of Critical Care

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 335-338

  Halm, Margo ^a   Hickson, Tracy ^a   Stein, Deanna ^a   Tanner, Matthew ^a   VandeGraaf, Sheila ^a  

^a Salem Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BLOOD; BLOOD SAMPLING; CATHETERIZATION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

BACTEREMIA; BENCHMARKING; BLOOD SPECIMEN COLLECTION; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS;

EID: 79960721448     PISSN: 10623264     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4037/ajcc2011519     Document Type: Article

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