Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Topical Mupirocin and Placebo for the Prevention of Infection Associated with Central Venous Catheters

OBJECTIVE: To compare the incidence of exit site colonization, local catheter-related infection and catheter-related bacteremia in patients randomized to receive either topical 2% mupirocin or placebo at the catheter exit site.

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Main Authors: John M Conly, Robert Rennie, Leonard Tan, Colin Bagg, Karen Stein, Barb Peters
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1997-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/205938
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spelling doaj-art-b4bc84db58d14f52bf6eb5c3a38b1ff42025-08-20T02:23:28ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Infectious Diseases1180-23321997-01-018421322010.1155/1997/205938Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Topical Mupirocin and Placebo for the Prevention of Infection Associated with Central Venous CathetersJohn M Conly0Robert Rennie1Leonard Tan2Colin Bagg3Karen Stein4Barb Peters5Departments of Medicine, Microbiology and Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Microbiology and Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Microbiology and Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Microbiology and Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Microbiology and Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaDepartments of Medicine, Microbiology and Community Health and Epidemiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, CanadaOBJECTIVE: To compare the incidence of exit site colonization, local catheter-related infection and catheter-related bacteremia in patients randomized to receive either topical 2% mupirocin or placebo at the catheter exit site.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/205938
spellingShingle John M Conly
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Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Topical Mupirocin and Placebo for the Prevention of Infection Associated with Central Venous Catheters
Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
title Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Topical Mupirocin and Placebo for the Prevention of Infection Associated with Central Venous Catheters
title_full Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Topical Mupirocin and Placebo for the Prevention of Infection Associated with Central Venous Catheters
title_fullStr Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Topical Mupirocin and Placebo for the Prevention of Infection Associated with Central Venous Catheters
title_full_unstemmed Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Topical Mupirocin and Placebo for the Prevention of Infection Associated with Central Venous Catheters
title_short Double-Blind Prospective Randomized Study Comparing Topical Mupirocin and Placebo for the Prevention of Infection Associated with Central Venous Catheters
title_sort double blind prospective randomized study comparing topical mupirocin and placebo for the prevention of infection associated with central venous catheters
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1997/205938
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