Durability of anti-infective effect of long-term silicone sheath catheters impregnated with antimicrobial agents

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 45, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1990-1993

  Tcholakian, R K ^a   Raad, I I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIFIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; SILICON;

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; INFECTION RISK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; HUMANS; MICROBIAL SENSITIVITY TESTS; PROSTHESES AND IMPLANTS; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SILICONES; TECHNOLOGY, MEDICAL;

EID: 0034950814     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.45.7.1990-1993.2001     Document Type: Article

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