Catheter impregnation, coating or bonding for reducing central venous catheter-related infections in adults

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Volumn 2013, Issue 6, 2013, Pages

  Lai, Nai Ming ^a   Chaiyakunapruk, Nathorn ^b,c   Lai, Nai An ^d   O'Riordan, Elizabeth ^e   Pau, Wilson Shu Cheng ^f   Saint, Sanjay ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY MALAYA MEDICAL CENTRE   (Malaysia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^c Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences   (Thailand)

^d QUEEN ELIZABETH II JUBILEE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^f Seremban Hospital   (Malaysia)

^g UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZALKONIUM; CARBON; CEFAZOLIN; FLUOROURACIL; HEPARIN; MICONAZOLE; MINOCYCLINE; PLATINUM; RIFAMPICIN; SILVER; SULFADIAZINE; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN; ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ARTICLE; CATHETER BONDING; CATHETER COATING; CATHETER IMPREGNATION; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER RELATED INFECTION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEVICE SAFETY; HUMAN; MATERIAL COATING; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SEPSIS; SILVER IMPREGNATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ADULT; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS;

ADULT; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERS; HUMANS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC;

EID: 84888225717     PISSN: 14651858     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007878.pub2     Document Type: Article

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