Long-term central venous catheter salvage in patients with Bacillus bacteremia.
Park
Hyun Gu
HG
Department of Infectious Diseases, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea.
Choi
Sang-Ho
SH
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016863:Bacillaceae Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D016470:Bacteremia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000295:instrumentation*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000382:microbiology*; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D012008:Recurrence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013997:Time Factors
D000890:Anti-Infective Agents
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