Ethanol lock therapy for the treatment of catheter-related infections in haemophilia patients

Haemophilia

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1267-1271

  Rajpurkar, M ^a   Boldt Macdonald, K ^a   Mclenon, R ^a   Callaghan, M U ^a   Chitlur, M ^a   Lusher, J M ^a   Becker, C ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Catheter related infections; Ethanol lock; Haemophilia

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 CONCENTRATE; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8 INHIBITOR; CEFEPIME; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; RECOMBINANT BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; VANCOMYCIN;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CULTURE; CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; ERYTHEMA; FEVER; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGICAL TOLERANCE; INDWELLING CATHETER; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TIBIA FRACTURE; VASCULAR ACCESS;

CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS INFECTION; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; ETHANOL; HEMOPHILIA A; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 70449597447     PISSN: 13518216     EISSN: 13652516     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2516.2009.02075.x     Document Type: Article

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