The Effectiveness of Taurolidine Antimicrobial Locks in Preventing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections (CRBSIs) in Children Receiving Parenteral Nutrition: A Case Series
Taurolidine lock treatment for children with central-line PN resulted in a substantial decrease in CRBSI episodes and related hospitalizations.
Authors
- Siham Elamour
- Gadi Howard (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9779-6847)
- Moshe Shmueli (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-2307-1370)
- Rotem Shalev (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-1051-6114)
- Baruch Yerushalmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5178-865X)
- Shalom Ben‐Shimol (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7690-0991)
- Eyal Kristal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8275-3633)
- Slava Kogan
- Raouf Nassar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3942-8859)
- Galina Ling
Institutions
- Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (IL)
- Soroka Medical Center (IL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antibiotics
- Published
- 2024-09-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/antibiotics13090847
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Central Venous Catheters and Hemodialysis
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.46