Abstract | PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Clinicians need information on the relative effectiveness of different types of impregnated central venous catheter for serious infection and their relative costs and adverse effects in order to decide which type, if any, to use. RECENT FINDINGS: SUMMARY:
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Authors | Ruth E Gilbert, Melissa Harden |
Journal | Current opinion in infectious diseases
(Curr Opin Infect Dis)
Vol. 21
Issue 3
Pg. 235-45
(Jun 2008)
ISSN: 0951-7375 [Print] United States |
PMID | 18448967
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Review, Systematic Review)
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Chemical References |
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Anticoagulants
- Heparin
- Chlorhexidine
- Silver Sulfadiazine
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Topics |
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
(administration & dosage)
- Anticoagulants
(administration & dosage)
- Catheterization, Central Venous
(instrumentation)
- Chlorhexidine
(administration & dosage)
- Cross Infection
(etiology, prevention & control)
- Equipment Contamination
- Heparin
(administration & dosage)
- Humans
- Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
- Sepsis
(etiology, prevention & control)
- Silver Sulfadiazine
(administration & dosage)
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