title: Ethanol locks therapy for resolution of fungal catheter infections.
abstract: Ethanol locks have been used to treat catheter infections and to decrease the rate at which they occur. Catheter-related infections caused by Candida spp. are especially difficult to manage medically and usually require catheter removal. We report 3 consecutive patients whose catheter infections caused by Candida were successfully treated with a combination of ethanol lock therapy and systemic antifungals.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Diseases, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-5718, USA. rab@umich.edu
authors.forename: Roland Alexander
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Blackwood
authors.forename: Kristin C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Klein
authors.forename: Lindsey N
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Micel
authors.forename: Michelle L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Willers
authors.forename: Rajen J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Mody
authors.forename: Daniel H
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Teitelbaum
authors.forename: M Petrea
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Cober
mesh_terms: D002176:Candida albicans / Q000187:drug effects / Q000302:isolation & purification; D058387:Candidemia / Q000517:prevention & control*; D055499:Catheter-Related Infections / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D002408:Catheters, Indwelling / Q000382:microbiology*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D000431:Ethanol / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol