Antibiotic Lock Solutions in the Prevention of Catheter Related Bacteremia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2004-05-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
To study the efficacy of an antibacterial/anticoagulant solution instilled into the
hemodialysis (HD) catheters after each treatment ("antibiotic lock solution - ALS") to
prevent catheter related bacteremia (CRB) and to salvage catheters with established CRB.