Use of the nonwire central line hub to reduce blood culture contamination

Chest

Volumn 143, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 640-645

  Levin, Phillip D ^a   Moss, Josh ^b   Stohl, Sheldon ^a   Fried, Elchanan ^a   Cohen, Matan J ^a   Sprung, Charles L ^a   Benenson, Shmuel ^a  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOOD CULTURE; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS CATHETER; DOUBLE LUMEN CATHETER; GUIDE WIRE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE LUMEN CATHETER; NONHUMAN; NONWIRE CENTRAL LINE HUB; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE LUMEN CATHETER; SURGICAL EQUIPMENT; TRIPLE LUMEN CATHETER;

EID: 84874959008     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: 19313543     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.12-0863     Document Type: Article

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