Antimicrobial Lock Solutions as a Method to Prevent Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials | Zendy

Ioannis M. Zacharioudakis | Zendy; Fainareti N. Zervou | Zendy; Marios Arvanitis | Zendy; Panayiotis D. Ziakas | Zendy; Leonard A. Mermel | Zendy; Eleftherios Mylonakis | Zendy

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Antimicrobial Lock Solutions as a Method to Prevent Central Line–Associated Bloodstream Infections: A Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Author(s) -

Ioannis M. Zacharioudakis,

Fainareti N. Zervou,

Marios Arvanitis,

Panayiotis D. Ziakas,

Leonard A. Mermel,

Eleftherios Mylonakis

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1093/cid/ciu671

Subject(s) - medicine , antimicrobial , relative risk , population , randomized controlled trial , meta analysis , intensive care medicine , confidence interval , surgery , microbiology and biotechnology , environmental health , biology

Antimicrobial lock solutions may be an effective strategy to prevent catheter-associated infections. However, there remains concern about their efficacy and safety.

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