Catheter-related infection can be prevented...If we take the arterial line seriously too!

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1437-1439

  Rijnders, Bart J A ^a  

^a Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Arterial catheter; Catheter related infection; Central venous catheter; Intensive care

Indexed keywords

CHLORHEXIDINE;

ARTERIAL GAS; ARTERY CATHETER; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDITORIAL; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; IMMUNE RESPONSE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN DECONTAMINATION;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFECTION CONTROL; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS;

EID: 20444441972     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000166355.68910.BA     Document Type: Editorial

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