Lack of antimicrobial activity of sodium heparin for treating experimental catheter-related infection due to Staphylococcus aureus using the antibiotic-lock technique

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 206-212

  Capdevila, J A ^a,b   Gavalda J ^a   Fortea, J ^a   Lopez P ^a   Martin, M T ^a   Gomis, X ^a   Pahissa, A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI VALL D HEBRON   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL DE MATARÓ   (Spain)

Author keywords

Animal model of infection; Antibiotic lock; Catheter related infection; Ciprofloxacin; S. aureus; heparin; Vancomcyn

Indexed keywords

CIPROFLOXACIN; HEPARIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; CATHETER INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURE MEDIUM; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG POTENTIATION; DRUG STABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; IN VIVO STUDY; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; TECHNIQUE;

ANIMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

EID: 0035322684     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1469-0691.2001.00233.x     Document Type: Article

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