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

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the efficacy of triple-lumen central venous catheters coated with a combination product of chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine (CSS) in reducing the incidence of local catheter infection and catheter-related bacteremia. DESIGN: Randomized, controlled trial. SETTING: The surg...

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Main Authors: Heard, S, Wagle, M, Vijayakumar, E, McLean, S, Brueggemann, A, Napolitano, L, Edwards, L, O'Connell, F, Puyana, J, Doern, G
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: 1998