Vascular access infections: Epidemiology, diagnosis, and management

Current Infectious Disease Reports

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 324-332

  Akoh, Jacob A ^a  

^a DERRIFORD HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arteriovenous (AV) fistula; AV grafts; Bacteraemia; Catheter related infection; Central venous catheter; Graft infection; Haemodialysis; Morbidity; Prophylactic antibiotics; Vascular access infection

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL DNA; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS; ARTERIOVENOUS FISTULA; ARTERIOVENOUS GRAFT INFECTION; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CANDIDEMIA; CANNULATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DIALYSIS CATHETER; EXCISION; EXIT SITE INFECTION; GRAFT EXCISION; GRAFT INFECTION; HEMODIALYSIS; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RATE; INFECTION RISK; INFECTIOUS COMPLICATION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; VASCULAR ACCESS; VASCULAR ACCESS DEVICE; VASCULAR ACCESS INFECTION;

EID: 80052608470     PISSN: 15233847     EISSN: 15343146     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11908-011-0192-x     Document Type: Review

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