| Literature DB >> 18643743 |
Saima Aslam1, Barbara W Trautner, Venkat Ramanathan, Rabih O Darouiche.
Abstract
We evaluated a catheter-lock solution consisting of N-acetylcysteine, tigecycline, and heparin for catheter salvage in patients with hemodialysis catheter-associated bacteremia. Eighteen case patients received the catheter-lock solution for 14 days plus systemic antibiotic therapy. Treatment was successful for 15 (83%) of the 18 case patients within 90 days of follow-up, with a median catheter retention interval of 64.5 days.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18643743 DOI: 10.1086/590192
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol ISSN: 0899-823X Impact factor: 3.254