Microbial Colonization of Intravenous Luer Lock Connector During Active Infusions Among Hospitalized Patients
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2153. Catheter Lock with Minocycline, EDTA and Ethanol for Salvaging of Central Venous Catheters in the Setting of Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections Ray Y. Hachem, MD1; Souha Kanj, MD, FIDSA; Nelson Hamerschlak, MD; Hala Saad, MD; Fernanda Ferraz Assir, MD; Nobuyoshi Mori, MD; Ying Jiang, MS; Fady Ghaly, MD; Anne-Marie Chaftari, MD and Issam Raad, MD; Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Beirut, Lebanon, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, São Paulo, Brazil, American University of Beirut, Beirut, Lebanon, Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein, San Pao, Brazil, Infectious Diseases, St. Luke’s International Hospital, Tokyo, Japan, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
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