Antimicrobial coating of central venous catheters: Show me the data

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1197-1199

  Anaissie, Elias ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Antiseptics; Catheter related bloodstream infection; Catheter related infection; Central venous catheter; Colonization; Intensive care; Prevention; Silver

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; CHLORHEXIDINE; MINOCYCLINE; RIFAMPICIN; SULFADIAZINE SILVER;

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG TREATMENT FAILURE; EDITORIAL; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTRAVENOUS CATHETER; MATERIAL COATING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILVER IMPREGNATION; THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; COAGULASE; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; SILVER; STAPHYLOCOCCUS;

EID: 34247160491     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.CCM.0000259546.48827.A2     Document Type: Editorial

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