Antibiotic lock technique for prevention of cuffed tunnel catheter associated bacteremia

Journal of Vascular Access

Volumn 3, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 108-113

  Pervez, Aslam ^a   Ahmed, M ^a   Ram, S ^a   Torres, C ^a   Work, J ^a   Zaman, F ^a   Abreo, K ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibiotic lock; Bacteremia; Catheter; Dialysis; Gentamicin; Lock; Sepsis; Tricitrasol

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CITRATE TRISODIUM; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; POVIDONE IODINE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TRICITRASOL; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HEALTH SCIENCE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY; MALE; NEPHROLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; STANDARD; TECHNIQUE; THROMBOSIS; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 0036660776     PISSN: 11297298     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/112972980200300305     Document Type: Article

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