Hydrochloric acid treatment of tunneled central venous catheter infections in children with cancer

Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Larsen, Line Nordahl ^a   Malchau, Emma ^a   Kristensen, Brian ^a   Schroeder, Henrik ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Denmark)

Author keywords

cancer; children; hydrochloric acid; infection; tunneled central venous catheter

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HYDROCHLORIC ACID;

ACUTE GRANULOCYTIC LEUKEMIA; ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD CANCER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPSIS; SOLID TUMOR;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVICE REMOVAL; HUMANS; HYDROCHLORIC ACID; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; NEOPLASMS;

EID: 79952187278     PISSN: 10774114     EISSN: 15363678     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MPH.0b013e3181f6933d     Document Type: Article

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