N. O’grady, M. Alexander, E. Dellinger, J. Gerberding, S. Heard, Dennis G. Maki, H. Masur, R. D. Mccormick, L. Mermel, M. Pearson, I. Raad, A. Randolph, Robert A. Weinstein, J. Siegel, Raymond Chinn, A. Demaria, Elaine Larson, James T. Lee, R. E. Moncada, W. Rutala, W. Scheckler, B. Stover, M. Underwood
tlooto Summary
The recommended preventive strategies with the strongest supportive evidence are education and training of healthcare providers who insert and maintain catheters; maximal sterile barrier precautions during central venous catheter insertion; and use of a 2% chlorhexidine preparation for skin antisepsis.
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O’GRADY, N., et al. Guidelines for the prevention of intravascular catheter-related infections. Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology, 2002, 23 12: 759–69.