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. 2005 Jun;22(2):69–79. doi: 10.1055/s-2005-871861

Table 2.

Infection Rate during Central Venous Catheter Insertion with and without Antibiotic Prophylaxis at the Time of Insertion

Series n Infections without Prophylaxis Infections with Prophylaxis
Vassilomanolakis et al38 46 6/11 (55%) 4/35 (11%)
Lim et al39 44 9/21 (43%) 4/23 (17%)
Al-Sibai et al40 160 50/90 (55%) 12/70 (17%)
Bock et al41 125 8/81 (10%) 0/44 (0%)
Shaul et al42 159 28/34 (82%) 25/72 (35%)