Update on vascular catheter infections

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 303-307

  Sherertz, Robert J ^a  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infection; Prevention; Randomized trial; Treatment; Vascular catheter

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CITRIC ACID; EDETIC ACID; EPEREZOLID; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; MINOCYCLINE; PSEUDOMONIC ACID; RIFAMPICIN; TAUROLIDINE; VANCOMYCIN;

ARTERY CATHETER; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD VESSEL CATHETERIZATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; E-MAIL; ENDOCARDITIS; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INDWELLING CATHETER; INFECTION RISK; METHODOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHLEBITIS; REVIEW; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFECTION CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS;

EID: 3843120936     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.qco.0000136925.52673.16     Document Type: Review

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