Antimicrobial-coated catheters and catheter-over-guidewire exchange in patients with severe catheter-related bloodstream infection: Old procedure, new indications?

Am J Infect Control. 2016 May 1;44(5):616-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.043. Epub 2016 Jan 29.

Authors

Antonio La Greca¹, Daniele Guerino Biasucci², Mauro Pittiruti¹, Giancarlo Scoppettuolo³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Surgery, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
² Institute of Intensive Care Medicine and Anesthesiology, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: danielebiasucci@gmail.com.
³ Institute of Infectious Diseases, "Agostino Gemelli" Teaching Hospital, Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 26831274
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2015.10.043

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Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Anti-Infective Agents*
Bacteremia
Catheterization, Central Venous
Chlorhexidine
Humans
Miconazole
Rifampin*
Silver Sulfadiazine

Substances

Anti-Infective Agents
Miconazole
Chlorhexidine
Rifampin
Silver Sulfadiazine