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Impact of Different Catheter Lock Strategies on Bacterial Colonization of Permanent Central Venous Hemodialysis Catheters

Year: 2013

Type: article

Abstract: Thirty-nine hemodialysis patients with permanent central venous catheters were analyzed for bacterial catheter colonization comparing different catheter-lock strategies. The closed needleless Tego connector with sodium chloride lock solution was significantly more frequently colonized with bacteria than the standard catheter caps with antimicrobially active citrate lock solution (odds ratio, 0.22 [95% confidence interval, 0.07-0.71]; P = .011).

Source: Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

DOI: 10.1086/673987

Authors: Stefan Erb, Andreas F. Widmer, Sarah Tschudin-Sutter, Ursula Neff, Manuela Fischer, Michael Dickenmann, Philipp Grosse

Institution: University Hospital of Basel

Language: English

Topic: Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis

Subfield: Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W2084126702

FWCI: 0.224

Cites: 10

Cited by: 3

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