Risk of infection due to medical interventions via central venous catheters or implantable venous access port systems at the middle port of a three-way cock: luer lock cap vs. luer access split septum system (Q-Syte).

Background: Many cancer patients receive a central venous catheter or port system prior to therapy to assure correct drug administration. Even appropriate hygienic intervention maintenance carries the risk of contaminating the middle port (C-port) of a three-way cock (TWC), a risk that increases wit...

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Published in:	BMC Infectious Diseases Vol. 14; no. 1; pp. 41 - 42
Main Authors:	Pohl, Fabian, Hartmann, Werner, Holzmann, Thomas, Gensicke, Sandra, Kölbl, Oliver, Hautmann, Matthias G
Format:	research Journal Article
Published:	BioMed Central 2014
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost