Effectiveness of antibiotic-lock therapy for long-term catheter-related bacteremia due to gram-negative bacilli: A prospective observational study

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 9, 2011, Pages

  Funalleras, Gisela ^a   Fernández Hidalgo, Nuria ^a   Borrego, Astrid ^a   Almirante, Benito ^a   Planes, Anna Maria ^a   Rodríguez, Dolors ^a   Ruiz, Isabel ^a   Pahissa, Albert ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AZTREONAM; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CATHETER INFECTION; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; HUMAN; KLEBSIELLA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80054086699     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: 15376591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/cid/cir551     Document Type: Review

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