Pediatric Patients with Intravascular Devices: Polymicrobial Bloodstream Infections and Risk Factors
A retrospective study was conducted, including 61 patients with long-term intravascular devices (IVDs) admitted to the Childrens Hospital Los Angeles with diverse underlying diseases, different types of catheters, and culture-proven catheter-related bloodstream infections (BSIs). Within these patien...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2011-01-01
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Series: | Journal of Pathogens |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.4061/2011/826169 |