Pre-Emptive Antimicrobial Locks Decrease Long-Term Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in Hemodialysis Patients

• Main Authors: Andres Blanco-Di Matteo (Author), Nuria Garcia-Fernandez (Author), Aitziber Aguinaga Pérez (Author), Francisco Carmona-Torre (Author), Amaya C. Oteiza (Author), Jose Leiva (Author), Jose Luis Del Pozo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: MDPI AG, 2022-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study aimed to prove that pre-emptive antimicrobial locks in patients at risk of bacteremia decrease infection. We performed a non-randomized prospective pilot study of hemodialysis patients with tunneled central venous catheters. We drew quantitative blood cultures monthly to detect colonizati...