Potential additional effects of iron chelators on antimicrobial- impregnated central venous catheters

Front Microbiol. 2023 Aug 7:14:1210747. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2023.1210747. eCollection 2023.

Kazuhiro Itoh^{1

2}, Hiroshi Tsutani¹, Yasuhiko Mitsuke¹, Hiromichi Iwasaki²

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, National Hospital Organization Awara Hospital, Awara, Japan.
² Division of Infection Control and Prevention, University of Fukui Hospital, Fukui, Japan.

No abstract available

Keywords: biofilms; catheter-related bacteremia; catheter-related infections; central venous catheterization; iron-chelating agents.