TY - JOUR
T1 - Minocycline-ethylenediaminetetraacetate lock solution for the prevention of implantable port infections in children with cancer
AU - Chatzinikolaou, Ioannis
AU - Zipf, Theodore F.
AU - Hanna, Hend
AU - Umphrey, Jan
AU - Roberts, W. Mark
AU - Sherertz, Robert
AU - Hachem, Ray
AU - Raad, Issam
PY - 2003/1/1
Y1 - 2003/1/1
N2 - In this prospective cohort study, minocycline-ethylenediaminetetraacetate (M-EDTA) was used as a lock solution in indwelling ports inserted in 14 children with cancer. No port infections, thrombotic events, or other adverse events were observed, compared with 10 port infections that occurred in 48 control patients whose ports were flushed with heparin. M-EDTA is a promising lock solution in long-term catheters.
AB - In this prospective cohort study, minocycline-ethylenediaminetetraacetate (M-EDTA) was used as a lock solution in indwelling ports inserted in 14 children with cancer. No port infections, thrombotic events, or other adverse events were observed, compared with 10 port infections that occurred in 48 control patients whose ports were flushed with heparin. M-EDTA is a promising lock solution in long-term catheters.
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U2 - 10.1086/344952
DO - 10.1086/344952
M3 - Article
C2 - 12491212
AN - SCOPUS:0037232662
SN - 1058-4838
VL - 36
SP - 116
EP - 119
JO - Clinical Infectious Diseases
JF - Clinical Infectious Diseases
IS - 1
ER -