Incidence of catheter-related infections within 30 days from insertion of Hickman-Broviac catheters

Pediatric Blood and Cancer

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 35-38

  Castagnola, Elio ^a   Molinari, Angelo Claudio ^a   Giacchino, Mareva ^b   Chiapello, Nadia ^b   Moroni, Cristina ^a   Caviglia, Ilaria ^a   Haupt, Riccardo ^a   Fratino, Giuseppe ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b REGINA MARGHERITA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Indwelling central venous catheters; Infections complications; Leukemia; Solid tumor

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CANCER PATIENT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; FOLLOW UP; HICKMAN BROVIAC CATHETER; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SURGICAL INFECTION; SURGICAL WOUND;

BACTEREMIA; BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NEOPLASMS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33845287982     PISSN: 15455009     EISSN: 15455017     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pbc.20724     Document Type: Article

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