Lower arterial catheter-related infection in brachial than in femoral access

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2010, Pages

  Lorente, Leonardo ^a   Jiménez, Alejandro ^a   Martín, María M ^a   Jiménez, Juan J ^a   Iribarren, Jose L ^a   Mora, María L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

arterial catheter; bacteremia; brachial; catheter infection; Femoral

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTERY CATHETER; ARTERY CATHETERIZATION; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CATHETER INFECTION; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADULT; AGED; BACTEREMIA; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, PERIPHERAL; FEMALE; FEMORAL ARTERY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 78049361606     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.04.217     Document Type: Article

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