Adhesive tape and intravascular-catheter-associated infections

Journal of General Internal Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 373-375

  Redelmeier, Donald A ^a,b   Livesley, Nigel J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b SUNNYBROOK RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adhesive tape; Intravascular catheter infection; Nosocomial disease

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; RISK FACTOR;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BANDAGES; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS;

EID: 0033001613     PISSN: 08848734     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1525-1497.1999.00355.x     Document Type: Article

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