title: Keeping needleless connectors clean, part 1.
authors.affiliation: PICC Excellence, Inc., Hartwell, GA, USA.
authors.forename: Nancy L
authors.initials: NL
authors.lastname: Moureau
authors.forename: Robert B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Dawson
mesh_terms: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local / Q000008:administration & dosage; D019985:Benchmarking; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000451:nursing; D002985:Clinical Protocols; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D004866:Equipment Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D006801:Humans; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D012307:Risk Factors; D018805:Sepsis / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*
chemical_list: D000891:Anti-Infective Agents, Local