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Catheter infection

Known as: catheter infections, catheters infection, infection catheter 
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Background: Outpatient parenteral antibiotic therapy with peripherally inserted central catheters (PICCs) is safe, clinically… 
1998
1998
Background: The aim of this study was to determine the rate of infectious complications following axillary vein cannulation and a… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Sir: We read with interest the review article on "Central venous catheter infections" by Reed et al. [1] and would like to add… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
Catheter infections are a major cause of morbidity, catheter loss, and transfer to hemodialysis. These infections are mainly due… 
Review
1992
Review
1992
Complications associated with intravascular devices include infections mainly caused by Staphylococcus epidermis and S. aureus… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Infectious complications are the Achilles heel of CAPD. To determine trends in these events, we analyzed the CAPD related… 
Highly Cited
1989
Highly Cited
1989
A prospective, controlled study of 101 intravascular catheter sites was undertaken to determine the importance of tubing… 
1985
1985
Despite the widespread use of the Swan-Ganz pulmonary artery catheter, the incidence of catheter tip infection is not well… 
1973
1973
Intravenous (iv) catheters are used frequently in hospitalized patients today. The most common complication of iv therapy is…