John Kerner
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Echinocandin and ethanol lock therapy treatment of fungal catheter infections.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2013; (3): 289-91
Ethanol lock therapy has been implemented to prevent infections of central venous catheters as well as to treat infections. Fungal catheter-associated blood stream infections are historically more difficult to treat and have required removal of central venous catheters. We report the largest case series to date, successfully treating 5 of 7 fungal catheter-associated blood stream infections with ethanol lock therapy and systemic echinocandin administration.
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