The use of central venous catheters impregnated with either minocycline and rifampin or chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine reduces the rates of catheter colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection as compared with the use of unimpregnated catheters. We compared the rates of catheter colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection associated with these two kinds of antiinfective catheters.
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Comparative Study,
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.,
Randomized Controlled Trial,
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't,
Multicenter Study
