Tetrasodium EDTA Is Effective at Eradicating Biofilms Formed by Clinically Relevant Microorganisms from Patients’ Central Venous Catheters
0301 basic medicine
Canada
antibiotic resistance
Bacteria
EDTA
Fungi
Microbiology
Gram-negative
QR1-502
Hospitals
3. Good health
Gram-positive
03 medical and health sciences
Anti-Infective Agents
Biofilms
antimicrobial
Central Venous Catheters
Humans
fungi
Edetic Acid
Research Article
Calcium Chelating Agents
DOI:
10.1128/msphere.00525-18
Publication Date:
2018-11-27T11:37:48Z
AUTHORS (8)
ABSTRACT
The colonization of catheters by microorganisms often precludes their long-term use, which can be a problem for human patients that have few body sites available new catheters. colonizing organisms form biofilms, and increasingly these are resistant to multiple antibiotics, making them difficult treat. In this article, we taken associated with biofilm formation in from two Canadian hospitals tested tetrasodium EDTA, antimicrobial catheter lock solution. Tetrasodium EDTA was effective at eliminating Gram-positive, Gram-negative, fungal species represents promising alternative antibiotic treatment less chance the developing resistance. We expect our results will interest researchers clinicians lead improved patient care.
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