A prospective, randomized study in critically ill patients using the Oligon Vantex® catheter

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 212-219

  Corral, L ^a   Nolla Salas, M ^a   Ibanez Nolla J ^a   Leon M A ^a   Diaz R M ^a   Cruz Martin M ^a   Iglesia, R ^a   Catalan, R ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Catheter colonization; Catheter associated bacteraemia; Intensive care unit; Oligon Vantex catheter

Indexed keywords

POLYURETHAN; SILVER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; HEMATOLOGIC DISEASE; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTERNAL JUGULAR VEIN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; NONHUMAN; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; SKIN CULTURE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CRITICAL CARE; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 0347353485     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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