Sonication: a useful adjunct to the microbial assessment of central venous catheters.
Cozzaglio
L
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Department of Surgical Oncology of the Digestive Tract, Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
Bozzetti
F
F
Bonfanti
G
G
Viola
G
G
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*