Complications of the ethanol-lock technique in the treatment of central venous catheter sepsis [1]

Journal of Infection

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 338-

  Laird, Jane ^a   Soutar, Richard ^a   Butcher, Ian ^a  

^a WESTERN INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ANESTHESIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BIOFILM; CANDIDA; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DISINFECTION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; LETTER; PRECIPITATION; SEPSIS; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; ANTISEPSIS; BIOFILMS; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ETHANOL; HUMANS; SEPSIS;

EID: 28044449399     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.02.009     Document Type: Letter

References (3)

1. S.C.L. Metcalf S.T. Chambers A.D. Pithie Use of ethanol locks to prevent recurrent central line sepsis J Infect 49 2004 20-22
2. C. Dannenberg U. Bierbach A. Rothe J. Beer D. Korholz Ethanol-lock technique in the treatment of bloodstream infections in pediatric oncology patients with broviac catheter J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 25 8 2003 616-621
3. P.A. Ball E. Brokenshire B. Parry A. Merrie L. Gillanders K. McIlroy et al. Ethanol locking as a possible treatment for microbial contamination of long-term central venous catheters Nutrition 19 2003 570