title: Use of maximal sterile barrier precautions and/or antimicrobial-coated catheters to reduce the risk of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection.
abstract: Central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection is clinically important because of its high mortality rate. This prospective study shows by multivariate analysis that the use of maximal sterile barrier precautions (odds ratio, 5.205 [95% confidence interval, 0.015-1.136]; P=.023) and the use of antimicrobial-coated catheters (odds ratio, 5.269 [95% confidence interval, 0.073-0.814]; P=.022) are independent factors associated with a lowered risk of acquiring a central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection.
authors.affiliation: Ewha Womans University Hospital, Seoul, South Korea.
authors.forename: Duk-hee
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Koo Young
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Jung
authors.forename: Yoon-Hee
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Choi