An <i>In Vivo</i> Rabbit Model for the Evaluation of Antimicrobial Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter to Reduce Microbial Migration and Colonization as Compared to an Uncoated PICC

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Infection prevention in the tissue samples:  the total number of samples where significant (≥3.0 Log) bacterial load was recovered (from sample locations 4, 6, 8, and 10) is divided by the total number of catheters/tracts in each group.  This is separated by sample type (tissue and catheter). 

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Table 6: An <i>In Vivo</i> Rabbit Model for the Evaluation of Antimicrobial Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter to Reduce Microbial Migration and Colonization as Compared to an Uncoated PICC 

Table 6 | An In Vivo Rabbit Model for the Evaluation of Antimicrobial Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter to Reduce Microbial Migration and Colonization as Compared to an Uncoated PICC 