INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER-RELATED BLOOD-STREAM INFECTION - EPIDEMIOLOGY,PATHOGENESIS AND PREVENTION

Authors
VANWIJNGAERDEN E BOBBAERS H
Citation
E. Vanwijngaerden et H. Bobbaers, INTRAVASCULAR CATHETER-RELATED BLOOD-STREAM INFECTION - EPIDEMIOLOGY,PATHOGENESIS AND PREVENTION, Acta Clinica Belgica, 52(1), 1997, pp. 9-18
Citations number
87
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
Acta Clinica Belgica → ACNP
ISSN journal
00015512
Volume
52
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
9 - 18
Database
ISI
SICI code
0001-5512(1997)52:1<9:ICBI-E>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Intravascular catheters are increasingly used in modern medicine. Unfo rtunately, infectious complications of catheter use are not rare. Clin ical infection, however, is largely preventable. Over the past decade more knowledge has been gathered about the pathogenesis and epidemiolo gy of these infections. Controlled clinical trials have allowed to for mulate practice guidelines for prevention. Some controversies remain, however, and need to be resolved by further study.