Ethanol lock therapy for catheter-associated blood stream infections in a pediatric intensive care unit

Pediatric Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2011, Pages

  Valentine, Kevin M ^a  

^a WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter associated bloodstream infection; ethanol lock; pediatric intensive care unit

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; AMPHOTERICIN B; AMPICILLIN; CEFEPIME; CEFOTAXIME; CEFTRIAXONE; FLUCONAZOLE; GENTAMICIN; LINEZOLID; MEROPENEM; METRONIDAZOLE; OXACILLIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDA PARAPSILOSIS; CATHETER INFECTION; CENTRAL VENOUS CATHETER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; INTENSIVE CARE; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MALE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; TREATMENT FAILURE;

EID: 81155134773     PISSN: 15297535     EISSN: 19473893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PCC.0b013e318219267c     Document Type: Article

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