Percival, Steven L
Tetrasodium EDTA as a novel central venous catheter lock solution against biofilm. [electronic resource]
- Infection control and hospital epidemiology Jun 2005
- 515-9 p. digital
Publication Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article
ISSN: 0899-823X
Standard No.: 10.1086/502577 doi
Subjects--Topical Terms: Anti-Infective Agents--pharmacology Biofilms--drug effects Candida albicans--drug effects Catheterization, Central Venous--adverse effects Catheters, Indwelling--adverse effects Cell Count Chelating Agents--pharmacology Cross Infection--microbiology Drug Evaluation, Preclinical Edetic Acid--analogs & derivatives Equipment Contamination--prevention & control Escherichia coli--drug effects Humans Infection Control--methods Klebsiella pneumoniae--drug effects Methicillin Resistance Microbial Sensitivity Tests Microscopy, Electron, Scanning Pseudomonas aeruginosa--drug effects Sepsis--microbiology Sonication Specimen Handling--methods Staphylococcus aureus--drug effects Staphylococcus epidermidis--drug effects Time Factors