Prophylactic antibiotics for preventing early Gram-positive central venous catheter infections in oncology patients, a Cochrane systematic review

Cancer Treatment Reviews

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 186-196

  van de Wetering, M D ^a   van Woensel, J B M ^a   Kremer, L C M ^a   Caron, H N ^a  

^a EMMA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Antibiotic prophylaxis; Gram positive infection; Tunnelled central venous catheters

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFALOTIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; HEPARIN; NOVOBIOCIN; RIFAMPICIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CANCER PATIENT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CLINICAL TRIAL; COCHRANE LIBRARY; DRUG EFFICACY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HEMATOLOGIC MALIGNANCY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; REVIEW; SOLID TUMOR; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

EID: 20344405691     PISSN: 03057372     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2004.12.004     Document Type: Article

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