Chest tube-related empyema due to methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus: Could the chest tube be coated with antiseptics?

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 195-197

  Torres, Harrys A ^a   Hanna, Hend A ^a   Graviss, Linda ^a   Chaiban, Gassan ^a   Hachem, Ray ^a   Chemaly, Roy F ^a   Girgawy, Essam ^a   Raad, Issam I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS MD ANDERSON CANCER CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; CLINDAMYCIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CRYSTAL VIOLET; DICHLOROMETHANE; RIFAMPICIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DRUG INHIBITION; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; THORAX DRAINAGE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUBE;

AGED; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CANCER CARE FACILITIES; CHEST TUBES; EMPYEMA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHICILLIN RESISTANCE; MIDDLE AGED; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TEXAS;

EID: 33644920374     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/501154     Document Type: Review

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