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Adjunctive management of central line-associated bloodstream infections with 70% ethanol-lock therapy

David W. Kubiak, Erin T. Gilmore, Mary W. Buckley, Robert C. Lynch, Francisco M. Marty, Sophia Koo

Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy · 2014 · 15 citations · 12 references

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Adjunctive 70% ELT is an inexpensive, well-tolerated option for CVC salvage in patients with CLABSI and warrants further investigation.

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CDC/NHSN surveillance definition of health care–associated infection and criteria for specific types of infections in the acute care setting

Teresa Horan, Mary Andrus, Margaret A. Dudeck · American Journal of Infection Control · 2008 · 6.5K citations

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Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Management of Intravascular Catheter-Related Infection: 2009 Update by the Infectious Diseases Society of America

Leonard A. Mermel, Michael Allon, Emilio Bouza et al. · Clinical Infectious Diseases · 2009 · 3.5K citations · Full text

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Ethanol-Lock Technique in the Treatment of Bloodstream Infections in Pediatric Oncology Patients With Broviac Catheter

C. Dannenberg, Uta Bierbach, Antje Rothe et al. · Journal of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology · 2003 · 152 citations

Vital signs: central line-associated blood stream infections--United States, 2001, 2008, and 2009.

PubMed · 2011 · 142 citations

The Effects of Prolonged Ethanol Exposure on the Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane and Silicone Catheters Used for Intravascular Access

Christopher J. Crnich, Jeremy A. Halfmann, Wendy C. Crone et al. · Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology · 2005 · 135 citations