Lower catheter-related bloodstream infection in arterial than in venous femoral catheter

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 487-490

  Lorente, L ^a   Jimenez A ^a   Martin M M ^a   Naranjo, C ^a   Roca, I ^a   Mora, M L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTERIAL FEMORAL CATHETER; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; VASCULAR ACCESS; VENOUS FEMORAL CATHETER;

AGED; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84862893126     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1335-6     Document Type: Article

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