Comparison of the duration of antimicrobial activity of 2 different antimicrobial central venous catheters
Authors
Matheos, TheofilosWalz, J. Matthias
Adams, Janice P.
Johnson, Karen
Longtine, Karen J.
Longtine, Jaclyn K.
O'Neill, Melissa A.
Heard, Stephen O.
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2010-03-01Keywords
Anti-Infective AgentsBacterial Adhesion
Catheterization, Central Venous
Catheters, Indwelling
Gram-Positive Bacteria
Massachusetts
Minocycline
Rifampin
Anesthesiology
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We compared the duration of antimicrobial effectiveness of 2 different antimicrobial catheters. The baseline activity of minocycline-rifampin catheters was greater than that of silver-platinum-carbon catheters against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Enterococcus faecalis. The antimicrobial activity of the minocycline-rifampin catheters against these pathogens persisted for up to 12 days, while that of the silver-platinum-carbon catheters was depleted by day 10 (P < .05).Source
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2010 Mar;31(3):295-7. Link to article on publisher's site
DOI
10.1086/650757Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/25783PubMed ID
20100086Notes
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