Effectiveness of a 30% ethanol/4% trisodium citrate locking solution in preventing biofilm formation by organisms causing haemodialysis catheter-related infections

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1024-1026

  Takla, Teresa A ^a   Zelenitsky, Sheryl A ^a,b   Vercaigne, Lavern M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b ST BONIFACE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c Manitoba Renal Program   (Canada)

Author keywords

Catheters; Haemodialysis; Infection; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CITRATE TRISODIUM; METICILLIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOFILM; CATHETER INFECTION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INCUBATION TIME; METHICILLIN RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CITRATES; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; ETHANOL; HUMANS;

EID: 54549115071     PISSN: 03057453     EISSN: 14602091     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkn291     Document Type: Article

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