Do Antimicrobial-Impregnated Central Venous Catheters Prevent Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection?
Open Access
- 1 July 2003
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Clinical Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 37 (1) , 65-72
- https://doi.org/10.1086/375227
Abstract
Controversy surrounds the role of central venous catheters (CVCs) impregnated with antimicrobial agents in the prevention of catheter-related bloodstKeywords
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