New technologies to prevent intravascular catheter-related bloodstream infections

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 197-199

  Mermel, Leonard A ^a,b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; IODINE; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

BACTEREMIA; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONFERENCE PAPER; INFECTION; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; JUGULAR VEIN; NURSING; SPONGE;

EID: 0035042560     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid0702.010208     Document Type: Conference Paper

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