Blackwood Roland Alexander, Issa Mohamad, Klein Kristin, Mody Rajen, Willers Michelle, Teitelbaum Daniel
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan.
J Pediatric Infect Dis Soc. 2017 Mar 1;6(1):94-97. doi: 10.1093/jpids/piv060.
This study used ethanol lock therapy (ELT) to treat intravenous catheter infections that had failed standard intravenous antimicrobial treatment. Of 15 patients enrolled, 13 were successfully treated with ELT. Twenty-one organisms were identified: 12 bacteria, 9 fungi. Eight of the 9 fungi were eradicated, and no patient became hemodynamically unstable on treatment.
