title: Sonication: a useful adjunct to the microbial assessment of central venous catheters.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgical Oncology of the Digestive Tract, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Cozzaglio
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bozzetti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bonfanti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Viola
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008828:Microbiological Techniques; D010289:Parenteral Nutrition, Total / Q000009:adverse effects*; D013010:Sonication; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000166:cytology / Q000302:isolation & purification*