The ex vivo antimicrobial activity and colonization rate of two antimicrobial-bonded central venous catheters

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1128-1131

  Marik, Paul E ^a   Abraham, George ^b   Careau, Pamela ^c   Varon, Joseph ^d   Fromm Jr , Robert E ^d  

^a WASHINGTON HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

^b SAINT VINCENT HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c CliniTech Services   (United States)

^d HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter related infection; Central venous catheters; Chlorhexidine; Colonization; Intensive care unit; Minocycline; Rifampin; Silver sulfadiazine

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; APACHE; BACTERIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS;

EID: 0033010738     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-199906000-00034     Document Type: Article

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