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. 2019 Jan 29;6(1):25–28. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpam.2019.01.004

Table 2.

Clinical characteristics and outcome of patients treated with antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) for catheter-associated bacteremia.

S. No. Age/sex Organism isolated Type of catheter ANC (mm3) Name of ALT Dose of ALT (mg) Dwell time (hours) No. of ALT doses Days of ALT Persistent bacteremia Catheter salvage Relapse
1 5 yr/M Pseudomonas aeruginosa Port-a-catheter 1915 Ciprofloxacin 0.6 48 5 10 No Yes No
2 5 yr/F Staphylococcus aureus Port-a-catheter 2869 Cloxacillin 300.0 48 4 8 No Yes Yes
3 2 yr/F Staphylococcus non-aureus sp. Port-a-catheter 3542 Vancomycin 7.5 24 1 1 No Yes No
4 7 yr/M Staphylococcus non-aureus sp. PICC line 5464 Vancomycin 7.5 48 1 1 No Yes No
5 2 yr/F Staphylococcus saprophyticus Port-a-catheter 1890 Vancomycin 7.5 48 4 8 No Yes Yes
6 1 yr/M Enterococcus species Port-a-catheter 7724 Vancomycin 7.5 48 2 4 No Yes No
7 4 yr/F Brevibacterium Port-a-catheter 539 Vancomycin 7.5 48 3 7 No Yes No
8 12 yr/M Staphylococcus non-aureus sp. PICC line 3060 Vancomycin 5.0 24 3 3 Yes No No
9 15 yr/M Bacillus PICC line 245 Vancomycin 5.0 24 1 1 Yes No No