| Literature DB >> 31932380 |
Ruth A Reitzel1, Joel Rosenblatt2, Bahgat Z Gerges2, Nylev Vargas-Cruz2, Issam I Raad2.
Abstract
Candida auris is an emerging pathogen that can cause virulent central-line-associated bloodstream infections. Catheter salvage through the eradication of biofilms is a desirable therapeutic option. We compared taurolidine and minocycline-EDTA-ethanol (MEE) catheter lock solutions in vitro for the eradication of biofilms of 10 C. auris strains. MEE fully eradicated all C. auris biofilms, while taurolidine lock partially eradicated all of the C. auris biofilms. The superiority was significant for all C. auris strains tested (P = 0.002).Entities:
Keywords: Candida auris; antimicrobial agents; biofilm; catheter lock solution; minocycline-EDTA-ethanol
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Year: 2020 PMID: 31932380 PMCID: PMC7179321 DOI: 10.1128/AAC.02146-19
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Antimicrob Agents Chemother ISSN: 0066-4804 Impact factor: 5.191