title: Teicoplanin and prophylaxis of Hickman catheter insertions.
abstract: A total of 88 patients with haematological malignancies who required Hickman catheters for intensive chemotherapy, were randomized to receive either a single bolus intravenous injection of teicoplanin, or no teicoplanin, immediately before insertion of a double lumen Hickman catheter. There was a lower incidence of catheter-related Gram-positive sepsis in patients receiving prophylactic teicoplanin. This benefit was particularly clear in patients who were already neutropenic at the time of catheter insertion. Prophylactic teicoplanin may, therefore, be useful as a routine procedure during the insertion of Hickman catheters for this group of patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Haematology, University College Hospital, London, UK.
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Machin
authors.forename: A H
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Goldstone
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006020:Glycopeptides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016905:Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006402:Hematologic Diseases / Q000150:complications; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D018805:Sepsis / Q000517:prevention & control; D013203:Staphylococcal Infections / Q000517:prevention & control; D017334:Teicoplanin
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D006020:Glycopeptides; D017334:Teicoplanin