No difference in catheter sepsis between standard and antiseptic central venous catheters: A prospective randomized trial

Archives of Surgery

Volumn 131, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 986-989

  Pemberton, L Beaty ^a   Ross, Vicki ^a   Cuddy, Paul ^a   Kremer, Howard ^a   Fessler, Theresa ^a   McGurk, Ellen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI KANSAS CITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEPSIS; TOTAL PARENTERAL NUTRITION;

EID: 0029776039     PISSN: 00040010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1001/archsurg.1996.01430210084018     Document Type: Article

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