A comparison between two types of central venous catheters in the prevention of catheter-related infections: The importance of performing all the relevant cultures

Clinical Intensive Care

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 135-140

  van Vliet, J ^a   Leusink, J A ^a   de Jongh, B M ^a   de Boer, A ^a  

^a LEYENBURG HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE LUMEN TUBE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROORGANISM; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SPUTUM CULTURE; STANDARD; SUBCLAVIAN VEIN; TEACHING HOSPITAL; URINE CULTURE; WOUND;

EID: 0034920440     PISSN: 09563075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/714028760     Document Type: Article

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