Increase in catheter insertion-site infections associated to the introduction of a substandard competitive antiseptic

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 335-337

  Volkow, Patricia ^a   Sandoval, Silvia ^a   Campos, Angeles Martinéz ^a   Gutiérrez, Margarita ^b   de Romero, Cecilia ^c   Viana Aguiluz, José Joaquín ^c   Perez Padilla, Jose Rogelio ^d  

^a INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE CANCEROLOGÍA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^c Hospital Medico Quirurgico y Oncologia   (El Salvador)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE ENFERMEDADES RESPIRATORIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POVIDONE IODINE;

ACIDITY; ANTISEPSIS; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER INFECTION; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; QUALITY CONTROL; STANDARD;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS INFECTION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; POVIDONE-IODINE;

EID: 33746315907     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2005.10.011     Document Type: Article

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