Ethanol locking as a possible treatment for microbial contamination of long-term central venous catheters

Nutrition

Volumn 19, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 570-

  Ball, Patrick A ^a,b   Brokenshire, Elana ^a   Parry, Bryan ^a   Merrie, Arend ^a   Gillanders, Lyn ^a   McIlroy, Kerry ^a   Plank, Lindsay ^a  

^a AUCKLAND CITY HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; DISINFECTANT AGENT;

CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETERIZATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037762620     PISSN: 08999007     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0899-9007(03)00074-1     Document Type: Editorial

References (1)

1. Werlin S.L., Lausten T., Jessen S., et al. Treatment of central venous catheter occlusions with ethanol and hydrochloric acid. JPEN. 19:1995;416.