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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| author | John M Conly Robert Rennie Leonard Tan Colin Bagg Karen Stein Barb Peters |
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| description | 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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| 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 Robert Rennie Leonard Tan Colin Bagg Karen Stein Barb Peters 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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