Low-dosage prophylactic vancomycin in central-venous catheters for neonates

Early Human Development

Volumn 53, Issue SUPPL., 1998, Pages

  Ocete, Esther ^a   Ruíz Extremera, Angela ^a   Goicoechea, Alejandro ^a   Lozano, Elisa ^a   Robles, Concepción ^a   Rey, Maria Luisa ^a   Salmerón, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter; Infection; Newborn; Vancomycin

Indexed keywords

VANCOMYCIN;

CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN INTENSIVE CARE; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; RISK FACTOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTENSIVE CARE, NEONATAL; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 0344906205     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0378-3782(98)00075-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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