Gamma radiation-sterilized, triple-lumen catheters coated with a low concentration of chlorhexidine were not efficacious at preventing catheter infections in intensive care unit patients.

In a randomized, double-blind trial, gamma radiation-sterilized, chlorhexidine-coated triple-lumen catheters were compared with uncoated control catheters for their ability to prevent catheter infection in 254 intensive care unit patients. The chlorhexidine coating was not efficacious, and a rabbit...

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Main Authors: Sherertz, R J, Heard, S O, Raad, I I, Gentry, L, Bowton, D, Scuderi, P, Hu, J, Carruth, W, Satishchandra, B, Pepe, J, Mosenthal, A, Burke, T, Dupuis, J
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Jezik:Inglês
Izdano: 1996
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Online dostop:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC163461/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8878569
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