MEDICAL JOURNAL OF BAKIRKOY, cilt.2, sa.3, ss.92-96, 2006 (ESCI, TRDizin)
Objective: Catheter colonization is a necessary step in catheter related bacteremia but pathogenesis hasn't been clarified recently. In our study, we aimed to detect the incidence of catheter colonization and related parameters in patients with indwelling hemodialysis catheters.