Preventing infections due to intravascular catheters in burn victims

Expert Review of Anti-Infective Therapy

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1081-1086

  Echevarria Guanilo, Maria E ^a   Ciof Silva, Caroline L ^b   Canini, Silvia R ^a   Farina Jr , Jayme A ^a   Rossi, Lidia A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Alcohol and Drugs   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Burns; Care; Catheterization; Infection; Nursing

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; BACTEREMIA; BIOFILM; BODY SURFACE; BURN; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFECTION PREVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDY; INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER; LENGTH OF STAY; MICROBIAL COLONIZATION; NURSING CARE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

BURNS; CARIBBEAN REGION; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; CROSS INFECTION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; LATIN AMERICA; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 73949123431     PISSN: 14787210     EISSN: 17448336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1586/ERI.09.83     Document Type: Review

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