Catheter sepsis and antisepsis: matters of life, death, obscurity and resistance

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2018 Mar;103(2):F94-F96. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2017-313150. Epub 2018 Jan 25.
No abstract available

Keywords: antibiotic resistance; healthcare-acquired infection; neonatal; preterm; skin disinfection.

Publication types

  • Editorial

MeSH terms

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local / adverse effects
  • Antisepsis / methods
  • Catheter-Related Infections / prevention & control*
  • Central Venous Catheters / adverse effects*
  • Drug Resistance, Microbial
  • Humans
  • Infant, Newborn
  • Infection Control / methods*
  • Sepsis / etiology
  • Sepsis / prevention & control*

Substances

  • Anti-Infective Agents, Local