Open AccessTreatment of Staphylococcus epidermidis central vascular catheter infection with 70% ethanol locks: efficacy in a sheep model
Author(s) -
Stephen T. Chambers,
Alan Pithie,
Katrina Gallagher,
Tina Liu,
Christopher J. Charles,
L. Seaward
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of antimicrobial chemotherapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.124
H-Index - 194
eISSN - 1460-2091
pISSN - 0305-7453
DOI - 10.1093/jac/dkl542
Subject(s) - staphylococcus epidermidis , saline , medicine , catheter , anesthesia , regimen , surgery , blood culture , antibiotics , staphylococcus aureus , microbiology and biotechnology , biology , bacteria , genetics
To determine whether a single treatment with ethanol/water (70:30) will sterilize infected vascular catheters.
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