Ethanol Lock Therapy for the Treatment of Intravenous Catheter Infections That Have Failed Standard Treatment

This study used ethanol lock therapy (ELT) to treat intravenous catheter infections that had failed standard intravenous antimicrobial treatment. Of 15 patients enrolled, 13 were successfully treated with ELT. Twenty-one organisms were identified: 12 bacteria, 9 fungi. Eight of the 9 fungi were erad...

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Published inJournal of the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 94 - 97
Main Authors Blackwood, Roland Alexander, Issa, Mohamad, Klein, Kristin, Mody, Rajen, Willers, Michelle, Teitelbaum, Daniel
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published England 01.03.2017
Subjects
Adolescent
Anti-Bacterial Agents - therapeutic use
Bacteremia - drug therapy
Catheter-Related Infections - drug therapy
Central Venous Catheters - microbiology
Child
Child, Preschool
Disinfection
Ethanol - administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Infant
Male
ethanol locks
catheter infections
fungal infections
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Summary:This study used ethanol lock therapy (ELT) to treat intravenous catheter infections that had failed standard intravenous antimicrobial treatment. Of 15 patients enrolled, 13 were successfully treated with ELT. Twenty-one organisms were identified: 12 bacteria, 9 fungi. Eight of the 9 fungi were eradicated, and no patient became hemodynamically unstable on treatment.
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ISSN:2048-7193
2048-7207
DOI:10.1093/jpids/piv060