Use of maximal sterile barrier precautions and/or antimicrobial-coated catheters to reduce the risk of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 947-950

  Lee, Duk Hee ^a   Koo, Young Jung ^a   Choi, Yoon Hee ^b  

^a Ewha Womans University   (South Korea)

^b Eulji University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD FLOW; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INFECTION PREVENTION; INFECTION RISK; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; RISK; RISK REDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ASEPSIS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; FEMALE; GLOVES, SURGICAL; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 53549110776     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/590356     Document Type: Article

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