Ethanol lock therapy to treat tunnelled central venous catheter-associated blood stream infections: Results from a prospective trial

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 399-406

  Broom, Jennifer ^a   Woods, Marion ^a   Allworth, Anthony ^a   Mccarthy, James ^a   Faoagali, Joan ^a   Macdonald, Sarah ^a   Pithie, Alan ^b  

^a ROYAL BRISBANE AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; HEPARIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PILOT STUDY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; BACTERIA; CATHETERIZATION, CENTRAL VENOUS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; DISINFECTION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PILOT PROJECTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 42449143484     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540701756953     Document Type: Article

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