Antibiotic Lock Therapy with Linezolid for the Treatment of Persistent Catheter-Related Infection in Children with Cancer

Sari N., Okur N., Cakmakci S., AKSU T., Ilhan I. E.

JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES, cilt.15, sa.5, ss.238-241, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 15 Sayı: 5
  • Basım Tarihi: 2020
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1055/s-0040-1712922
  • Dergi Adı: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, Academic Search Premier, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, Veterinary Science Database
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.238-241
  • Hacettepe Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective Central venous catheter (CVC) colonization is a common problem in the pediatric oncology department. Initial colonization of CVC by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CoNS),Staphylococcus aureus, and enterococci is followed by the growth of intraluminal bio?lm formation, and results in antibiotic therapy failure. The removal of the old CVC and insertion of new CVC is a difficult and expensive procedure in small children with cancer. The present article aimed to study our treatment results of antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) with linezolid in pediatric cancer patients.