Successful clearance of catheter-related bloodstream infection by antibiotic lock therapy using ampicillin

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 347-350

  Elwood, Robert L ^a   Spencer, Steven E ^a  

^a WALTER REED ARMY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Ampicillin; Antibiotic lock therapy

Indexed keywords

AMINOGLYCOSIDE ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AMPICILLIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; CEFAZOLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTAZIDIME; CEFTRIAXONE; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; HEPARIN; IMIPENEM; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; STREPTOMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ANTIBIOTIC LOCK THERAPY; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD CULTURE; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; DRUG EFFICACY; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; ENTEROCOCCUS DURANS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AMPICILLIN; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; ESCHERICHIA COLI INFECTIONS; FEMALE; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33144470198     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.1G446     Document Type: Article

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