A Prospective, Randomized Study Comparing Transparent and Dry Gauze Dressings for Central Venous Catheters

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 159, Issue 2, 1989, Pages 310-319

  Conly, J M ^a   Grieves, K ^a   Peters, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASKATCHEWAN   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSERTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SKIN CULTURE;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BANDAGES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CLINICAL TRIALS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK FACTORS; SEPTICEMIA; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0024587251     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: 15376613     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/159.2.310     Document Type: Article

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