title: To draw or not to draw: drawing blood cultures from a potentially infected port site.
authors.affiliation: Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San Jose, CA, USA. pgviale@aol.com
authors.forename: Pamela Hallquist
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Viale
mesh_terms: D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000451:nursing; D009859:Oncology Nursing / Q000379:methods; D014946:Wound Infection / Q000209:etiology* / Q000451:nursing*