Reducing catheter-associated infections with silver-impregnated catheters in long-term therapy of children

Infection

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages

  Carbon, R T ^a   Lugauer, S ^a   Geitner, U ^a   Regenfus, Anja ^a   Boswald M ^a   Greil, J ^a   Bechert, T ^a   Simon, Stefanie I ^a   Hummer H P ^a   Guggenbichler, J P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ERLANGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SILVER;

ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FLOW RATE; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NUTRITION; PERFUSION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEPTIC SHOCK; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SILVER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 18344417636     PISSN: 03008126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02561623     Document Type: Article

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