Prospective, randomized trial of two antiseptic solutions for prevention of central venous or arterial catheter colonization and infection in intensive care unit patients

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 1996, Pages 1818-1823

  Mimoz, Olivier ^a,c   Pieroni, Laurence ^a   Lawrence, Christine ^d   Edouard, Alain ^a   Costa, Yannick ^a   Samii, Kamran ^a   Brun Buisson, Christian ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ PARIS SACLAY   (France)

^b HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

^c BICÊTRE HOSPITAL   (France)

^d NONE

Author keywords

antiseptic solution; bacterial; catheterization, arterial; central venous catheter; colonization; complications; critical care; intensive care unit; nosocomial infection; prevention; sepsis

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; BENZYL ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE GLUCONATE; POVIDONE IODINE;

ADULT; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TOPICAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; BENZALKONIUM COMPOUNDS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHLORHEXIDINE; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; MOUTHWASHES; POVIDONE-IODINE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0029824936     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199611000-00010     Document Type: Article

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