Treatment of Dialysis Catheter-Related Enterococcus Bacteremia With an Antibiotic Lock: A Quality Improvement Report

American Journal of Kidney Diseases

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 107-111

  Peterson, William J ^a   Maya, Ivan D ^a   Carlton, Donna ^a   Estrada, Erin ^a   Allon, Michael ^a  

^a University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

dialysis catheter; infection; vancomycin; Vascular access

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; CEFTAZIDIME; VANCOMYCIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBIOTIC LOCK TECHNIQUE; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTEREMIA; CATHETER INFECTION; CATHETER REMOVAL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIALYSIS CATHETER; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; DRUG SENSITIVITY; ENDOCARDITIS; ENTEROCOCCAL INFECTION; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; LOADING DRUG DOSE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OSTEOMYELITIS; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VASCULAR ACCESS;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTEREMIA; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; ENTEROCOCCUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; KIDNEY FAILURE, CHRONIC; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; RENAL DIALYSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SALVAGE THERAPY; STREPTOCOCCAL INFECTIONS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VANCOMYCIN;

EID: 57649198084     PISSN: 02726386     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.ajkd.2008.06.033     Document Type: Article

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