Ethanol locks therapy for resolution of fungal catheter infections

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2011, Pages 1105-1107

  Blackwood, Roland Alexander ^a   Klein, Kristin C ^a   Micel, Lindsey N ^b   Willers, Michelle L ^a   Mody, Rajen J ^a   Teitelbaum, Daniel H ^a   Cober, M Petrea ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL COLORADO   (United States)

^c NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

catheter infections; ethanol locks; fungal infections

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CEFEPIME; FLUCONAZOLE; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; TOBRAMYCIN; VANCOMYCIN; VORICONAZOLE;

ANTIMICROBIAL THERAPY; ARTICLE; CANDIDIASIS; CASE REPORT; CATHETER INFECTION; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ETHANOL LOCK THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; SYSTEMIC THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CANDIDA ALBICANS; CANDIDEMIA; CATHETER-RELATED INFECTIONS; CATHETERIZATION; CATHETERS, INDWELLING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE;

EID: 81855175844     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/INF.0b013e31822c84a4     Document Type: Article

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