A Comparison of Two Antimicrobial-Impregnated Central Venous Catheters

Rabih O. Darouiche; Issam Raad; Stephen O. Heard; John I. Thornby; Olivier C. Wenker; Andrea Gabrielli; Johannes Berg; N.M. Khardori; Hend Hanna; Ray Hachem; Richard L. Harris; Glen Mayhall

doi:10.1056/nejm199901073400101

Abstract

The use of central venous catheters impregnated with minocycline and rifampin is associated with a lower rate of infection than the use of catheters impregnated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine.

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Silver sulfadiazineMedicineCatheterMinocyclineChlorhexidineSurgerySulfadiazineCentral venous catheterAnesthesiaBloodstream infectionBlood cultureAntibioticsInternal medicineMicrobiologyWound healingDentistry

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Year: 1999
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Volume: 340
Issue: 1
Pages: 1-8
Citations: 802
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                                    Rabih O. Darouiche, 
                                
                                    Issam Raad, 
                                
                                    Stephen O. Heard
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1999). 
                            A Comparison of Two Antimicrobial-Impregnated Central Venous Catheters. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 340
                            (1)
                            , 1-8.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199901073400101
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199901073400101