Comment on

• Prevention of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infection by use of an antiseptic-impregnated catheter. A randomized, controlled trial.

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• Central venous catheters coated with minocycline and rifampin for the prevention of catheter-related colonization and bloodstream infections. A randomized, double-blind trial. The Texas Medical Center Catheter Study Group.

  Raad I, Darouiche R, Dupuis J, Abi-Said D, Gabrielli A, Hachem R, Wall M, Harris R, Jones J, Buzaid A, Robertson C, Shenaq S, Curling P, Burke T, Ericsson C. Raad I, et al. Ann Intern Med. 1997 Aug 15;127(4):267-74. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-127-4-199708150-00002. Ann Intern Med. 1997. PMID: 9265425 Clinical Trial.