Use of antibiotic locks to treat colonized central venous catheters

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 597-603

  Berrington, Andrew ^a   Gould, F Kate ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMPHOTERICIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CIPROFLOXACIN; MINOCYCLINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG INDICATION; ERADICATION THERAPY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; MYCOSIS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; RISK; SIDE EFFECT;

AMINOGLYCOSIDES; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; GLYCOPEPTIDES; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 0035187499     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/48.5.597     Document Type: Review

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