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Usefulness of antibiotic-lock technique in management of oncology patients with uncomplicated bacteremia related to tunneled catheters

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  1. Medical Oncology Service, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Madrid, Spain

    A. Sánchez-Muñoz, A. López-Martín, R. Colomer & H. Cortés-Funes

  2. Infectious Disease Unit, Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre, Carretera de Andalucía Km. 5,400, Madrid, 28041, Spain

    J. M. Aguado, F. López-Medrano & C. Lumbreras

  3. Internal Medicine Service, Hospital Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain

    F. J. Rodríguez

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Sánchez-Muñoz, A., Aguado, J.M., López-Martín, A. et al. Usefulness of antibiotic-lock technique in management of oncology patients with uncomplicated bacteremia related to tunneled catheters. Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis 24, 291–293 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10096-005-1291-0

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