Anti-infective external coating of central venous catheters: a randomized, noninferiority trial comparing 5-fluorouracil with chlorhexidine/silver sulfadiazine in preventing catheter colonization
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Walz, J. MatthiasAvelar, Rui L.
Longtine, Karen J.
Carter, Kent L.
Mermel, Leonard A.
Heard, Stephen O.
5-FU Catheter Study Group
Faris, Khaldoun
Hall, Wiley R.
Orquiola, Alan
O'Neill, Melissa A.
Longtine, Jaclyn K.
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Journal ArticlePublication Date
2010-11-01Keywords
Anti-Infective Agents, LocalAntibiotic Prophylaxis
Antimetabolites
Catheter-Related Infections
Catheterization, Central Venous
Catheters, Indwelling
Chlorhexidine
Colony Count, Microbial
Female
Fluorouracil
Humans
Intensive Care
Male
Middle Aged
Prospective Studies
Silver Sulfadiazine
Single-Blind Method
Treatment Outcome
Anesthesiology
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OBJECTIVE: The antimetabolite drug, 5-fluorouracil, inhibits microbial growth. Coating of central venous catheters with 5-fluorouracil may reduce the risk of catheter infection. Our objective was to compare the safety and efficacy of central venous catheters externally coated with 5-fluorouracil with those coated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine. DESIGN: Prospective, single-blind, randomized, active-controlled, multicentered, noninferiority trial. SETTING: Twenty-five US medical center intensive care units. PATIENTS: A total of 960 adult patients requiring central venous catheterization for up to 28 days. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were randomized to receive a central venous catheter externally coated with either 5-fluorouracil (n = 480) or chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine (n = 480). MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: The primary antimicrobial outcome was a dichotomous measure (/= 15 colony-forming units) for catheter colonization determined by the roll plate method. Secondary antimicrobial outcomes included local site infection and catheter-related bloodstream infection. Central venous catheters coated with 5-fluorouracil were noninferior to chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine coated central venous catheters with respect to the incidence of catheter colonization (2.9% vs. 5.3%, respectively). Local site infection occurred in 1.4% of the 5-fluorouracil group and 0.9% of the chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine group. No episode of catheter-related bloodstream infection occurred in the 5-fluorouracil group, whereas two episodes were noted in the chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine group. Only Gram-positive organisms were cultured from 5-fluorouracil catheters, whereas Gram-positive bacteria, Gram-negative bacteria, and Candida were cultured from the chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine central venous catheters. Adverse events were comparable between the two central venous catheter coatings. CONCLUSIONS: Our results suggest that central venous catheters externally coated with 5-fluorouracil are a safe and effective alternative to catheters externally coated with chlorhexidine and silver sulfadiazine when used in critically ill patients.Source
Crit Care Med. 2010 Nov;38(11):2095-102. Link to article on publisher's site
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10.1097/CCM.0b013e3181f265baPermanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/25774PubMed ID
20711070Notes
Khaldoun Faris, Wiley Hall, Alan Orquiola, Melissa O'Neill, and Jaclyn Longtine are coinvestigators from UMass Medical School in the 5-FU Study Group.
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