Influence of triple-lumen central venous catheters coated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine on the incidence of catheter-related bacteremia.

Heard, S O; Wagle, M; Vijayakumar, E; McLean, S; Brueggemann, A; Napolitano, L M; Edwards, L P; O'Connell, F M; Puyana, J C; Doern, G V

Heard, S O; Wagle, M; Vijayakumar, E; McLean, S; Brueggemann, A; Napolitano, L M; Edwards, L P; O'Connell, F M; Puyana, J C; Doern, G V.

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Heard SO; Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical Center, Worcester 01655, USA.

Arch Intern Med ; 158(1): 81-7, 1998 Jan 12.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9437382

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Anti-Infective Agents, Local/pharmacology; Bacteremia/etiology; Bacteremia/prevention & control; Catheterization, Central Venous/adverse effects; Chlorhexidine/pharmacology; Silver Sulfadiazine/pharmacology; Bacteremia/microbiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Risk Factors; Treatment Outcome

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Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Silver Sulfadiazine / Catheterization, Central Venous / Chlorhexidine / Bacteremia / Anti-Infective Agents, Local Type of study: Clinical_trials / Etiology_studies / Incidence_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Year: 1998 Type: Article

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