A prospective clinical trial to evaluate the microbial barrier of a needleless connector

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 65, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 212-218

  Casey, A L ^a   Burnell, S ^a   Whinn, H ^a   Worthington, T ^b   Faroqui, M H ^a   Elliott, T S J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Catheter; Contamination; Needleless connector

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MALE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; PERIOPERATIVE PERIOD; POSTOPERATIVE CARE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK REDUCTION; SEPSIS; THORAX SURGERY;

ADULT; AGED; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CROSS INFECTION; DECONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEPSIS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 33847055428     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2006.09.029     Document Type: Article

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