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Comparison of the Duration of Antimicrobial Activity of 2 Different Antimicrobial Central Venous Catheters

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2015

Theofilos Matheos ,
J. Matthias Walz ,
Janice P. Adams ,
Karen Johnson ,
Karen Longtine ,
Jaclyn Longtine ,
Melissa O'Neill  and
Stephen O. Heard
Theofilos Matheos
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
J. Matthias Walz
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
Janice P. Adams
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Karen Johnson
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Karen Longtine
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Jaclyn Longtine
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Melissa O'Neill
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts
Stephen O. Heard*
Affiliation:
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts Department of Surgery, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts.
*
Department of Anesthesiology, University of Massachusetts Medical School, 55 Lake Avenue North, Worcester, MA 01655 (stephen.heard@umassmed.edu)
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We compared the duration of antimicrobial effectiveness of 2 different antimicrobial catheters. The baseline activity of minocycline-rifampin catheters was greater than that of silver-platinum-carbon catheters against Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis, and Enterococcus faecalis. The antimicrobial activity of the minocycline-rifampin catheters against these pathogens persisted for up to 12 days, while that of the silver-platinum-carbon catheters was depleted by day 10 (P< .05).

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Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology , Volume 31 , Issue 3 , March 2010 , pp. 295 - 297
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Copyright © The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America 2010

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