Antiseptic impregnated endotracheal tubes for the prevention of bacterial colonization

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 170-174

  Pacheco Fowler, V ^a   Gaonkar, T ^a   Wyer, P C ^a   Modak, S ^a  

^a Columbia Univ Coll of Phys/Surg ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Chlorhexidine; Endotracheal tube; Pneumonia; Silver; Ventilator

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CARBONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; CHLORHEXIDINE; METICILLIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL COUNT; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM COLONY; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; GROWTH INHIBITION; INCUBATION TIME; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENTILATOR;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; AGAR; CARBONATES; CHLORHEXIDINE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; CULTURE MEDIA; DISINFECTANTS; ENTEROBACTER AEROGENES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; SILVER COMPOUNDS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 2942559063     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2004.03.011     Document Type: Article

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