The New England journal of medicine
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Appearance of human herpesvirus 8 on electron microscopy.
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Randomized Controlled Trial Multicenter Study Comparative Study Clinical Trial
A comparison of two antimicrobial-impregnated central venous catheters. Catheter Study Group.
The use of central venous catheters impregnated with either minocycline and rifampin or chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine reduces the rates of catheter colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection as compared with the use of unimpregnated catheters. We compared the rates of catheter colonization and catheter-related bloodstream infection associated with these two kinds of antiinfective catheters. ⋯ The use of central venous catheters impregnated with minocycline and rifampin is associated with a lower rate of infection than the use of catheters impregnated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine.