Infections and sepsis due to intravascular catheters;Infektionen und sepsis durch intravenöse katheter

Internist

Volumn 46, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 643-651

  Widmer, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Bloodstream infection; Foreign body infections; Infections; Intravascular catheter; Nosocomial infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFADIAZINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL TRANSMISSION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PATIENT MONITORING; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; TREATMENT PLANNING;

BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; BLOOD VESSEL PROSTHESIS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; PROSTHESIS-RELATED INFECTIONS; SEPSIS;

EID: 21344435238     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-005-1399-4     Document Type: Article

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