Antibiotic lock technique: A review of the literature

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 39, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 311-318

  Segarra Newnham, Marisel ^a   Martin Cooper, Ellen M ^a  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter infection; Topical antibiotic

Indexed keywords

AMIKACIN; AMOXICILLIN; AMPHOTERICIN; AMPHOTERICIN B; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; CLINDAMYCIN; ERYTHROMYCIN; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; METICILLIN; MINOCYCLINE; NAFCILLIN; PENICILLIN G; PIPERACILLIN; TEICOPLANIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; BACTERIAL ENDOCARDITIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CATHETER INFECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DIALYSIS; DRUG STABILITY; GRAM NEGATIVE INFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE SEPSIS; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDLINE; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; MYCOSIS; PARENTERAL NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEPTIC SHOCK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; STAPHYLOCOCCUS INFECTION; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; STAPHYLOCOCCAL INFECTIONS;

EID: 12844253702     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1E316     Document Type: Review

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