2117. Catheter-related Bacteremia in Hemodialysis Patients on Antibiotic Lock Therapy: Are Antibiotic Locks Ineffective?

BACKGROUND: Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) is used to prevent catheter-related bacteremia (CRB) associated with use of tunneled/nontunneled hemodialysis (HD) catheters. ALT exerts its action by preventing intraluminal biofilm formation, a common source of infection with long-term catheters. However,...

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Autores principales: Krishna, Amar, Navalkele, Bhagyashri, Chandramohan, Suganya, Chopra, Teena
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253445/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1773

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6253445/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofy210.1773

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