title: Catheters, materials and infection.
abstract: The possible influence of catheter material on infection rates, particularly in relation to the use of central venous catheters, has been a controversial matter for many years. Some of the factors that control the occurrence of infection are considered in this article.
authors: Department of Clinical Engineering, University of Liverpool. dfw.ce@liverpool.ac.uk
authors: David
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authors: Williams
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D002175:Candida / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013212:Staphylococcus epidermidis / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification; D013530:Surgical Wound Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006113:United Kingdom / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents