Coagulase-Negative Staphylococcus, Catheter-Related, Bloodstream Infections and their Association with Acute Phase Markers of Inflammation in the Intensive Care Unit: An Observational Study

OBJECTIVE: To examine the relationship between the isolation of coagulase-negative Staphylococcus in blood cultures and acute phase markers of inflammation.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Oleksa Rewa, John Muscedere, Steve Reynolds, Xuran Jiang, Daren K Heyland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2012-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/198383