In Vitro Studies of a Novel Antimicrobial Luer-Activated Needleless Connector for Prevention of Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infection

Background. We report in vitro studies of a commercially available novel antimicrobial Luer-activated connector with the inner surface coated with nanoparticle-silver to prevent contaminants from forming biofilm and causing catheter-related bloodstream infection. Methods. Sterile control nonmedicate...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical infectious diseases 2010-06, Vol.50 (12), p.1580-1587
1. Verfasser:	Maki, Dennis G.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Aged Antimicrobials ARTICLES AND COMMENTARIES Bacteremia - diagnosis Bacteremia - prevention & control Bacteria - isolation & purification Bacterial diseases Bacterial infections Bacterial sepsis Biofilms Biological and medical sciences Blood Candida albicans Catheter-Related Infections - diagnosis Catheter-Related Infections - prevention & control Catheterization - instrumentation Catheters Clinical trials Colony Count, Microbial Disease prevention Enterobacter cloacae Enterococcus Female Fungemia - diagnosis Fungemia - prevention & control General aspects Health care industry Human bacterial diseases Human infectious diseases. Experimental studies and models Humans Infections Infectious diseases Male Medical sciences Microorganisms Middle Aged Pseudomonas aeruginosa Retrospective Studies Septum Silver Staphylococcus aureus Staphylococcus epidermidis Yeasts - isolation & purification
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