Comparison of silver-impregnated with standard multi-lumen central venous catheters in critically ill patients.

Kalfon, Pierre

Comparison of silver-impregnated with standard multi-lumen central venous catheters in critically ill patients. [electronic resource] - Critical care medicine Apr 2007 - 1032-9 p. digital

Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Multicenter Study; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

0090-3493

10.1097/01.CCM.0000259378.53166.1B doi


Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Bacteria--isolation & purification
Bacterial Infections--microbiology
Candida--isolation & purification
Catheterization, Central Venous--instrumentation
Catheters, Indwelling--microbiology
Colony Count, Microbial
Critical Illness
Cross Infection--microbiology
Equipment Contamination
Female
Humans
Intensive Care Units
Male
Middle Aged
Mycoses--microbiology
Prospective Studies
Silver