American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 289-295 , August 2007

Treatment of Dialysis Catheter–Related Staphylococcus aureus Bacteremia With an Antibiotic Lock: A Quality Improvement Report

Portions of this manuscript were presented in abstract form at the American Society of Nephrology Meeting, San Diego, CA, on November 15-19, 2006.

Received 24 January 2007 ,Accepted 9 April 2007.

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 Originally published online as doi:10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.04.014 on June 13, 2007.

PII: S0272-6386(07)00737-8

doi: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2007.04.014

American Journal of Kidney Diseases
Volume 50, Issue 2 , Pages 289-295 , August 2007

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