Infectious complications of peripherally inserted central venous catheters in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 426-429

  Levy, Itzhak ^a   Bendet, Moshe ^a   Samra, Zmira ^b   Shalit, Itamar ^a   Katz, Jacob ^a  

^a SCHNEIDER CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER OF ISRAEL   (Israel)

^b RABIN MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Children; Infectious complications; PICC

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CHLORHEXIDINE; METICILLIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ANESTHESIST; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETER COMPLICATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER OCCLUSION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; CONTINUING EDUCATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION PREVENTION; ISRAEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL STAFF; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; OCCLUSIVE DRESSING; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT EDUCATION; PATIENT SAFETY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PERIPHERALLY INSERTED CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; PHLEBITIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 77951830980     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181c94d9e     Document Type: Article

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