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JOURNAL OF INFECTION
Volume 49, Issue 1, Pages 20-22Publisher
W B SAUNDERS CO LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2003.08.010
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central line sepsis; ethanol
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Catheter-related sepsis (CRS) is a common complication of long-term parenteral nutrition. Conventional antibiotic therapy is often effective in the short-term but, because of poor activity against intraluminal microbial biofilms, may not prevent relapse. Ethanol is an effective antiseptic. We describe a case of a patient with recurrent CRS successfully treated with 70% ethanol locks. (C) 2003 The British Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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