Antibiotic Lock Therapy (ALT) for the prevention of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection (CRBSI) in neurological patients treated with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE)

Mohammad Alsultan; Marwa Kliea; Qussai Hassan

doi:10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02054

Antibiotic Lock Therapy (ALT) for the prevention of Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection (CRBSI) in neurological patients treated with Therapeutic Plasma Exchange (TPE)

IDCases. 2024 Aug 5:37:e02054. doi: 10.1016/j.idcr.2024.e02054. eCollection 2024.

Authors

Mohammad Alsultan¹, Marwa Kliea², Qussai Hassan¹

Affiliations

¹ Internal Medicine Department, Nephrology, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria.
² Internal Medicine Department, Neurology, Damascus University, Faculty of Medicine, Damascus, Syria.

Abstract

•Catheter related blood stream infection (CRBSI) is associated with several debilitating consequences for patients and medical institutions.•Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) significantly reduced the incidence of CRBSI in patients receiving therapeutic plasma exchange (TPE).•Antibiotic lock therapy (ALT) reduced the medical care costs•ALT should be considered an acceptable and reasonable approach for patients receiving TPE.