Intravenous Catheter-Associated Bacteremia: Role of the Diagnostic Microbiology Laboratory
AUTOR(ES)
Crossley, Kent
RESUMO
A 2-year review of 316 routine intravenous catheter cultures revealed 57 positive cultures (18%), with 57% of the 74 organisms recovered interpreted as pathogens. There were five episodes of catheter-associated septicemia.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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