Approaches to the diagnosis and prevention of intravascular catheter-related infection.
Intravascular catheter-related infections remain a significant cause of morbidity and mortality despite clear guidelines on insertion and care, which should aid in their prevention. New approaches in the diagnosis of these infections, which do not require removal of the catheter, and novel technologies, including the application of antimicrobial agents to the catheter, have demonstrated some degree of success in prevention.
Gransden
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Division of Infection, United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas's, Department of Microbiology, Guy's Hospital, London SE1 9RT, UK.
Breathnach
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