Publications by authors named "C Aumeran"
Comparing ethanol lock therapy versus vancomycin lock in a salvation strategy for totally implantable vascular access device infections due to coagulase-negative staphylococci (the ETHALOCK study): a prospective double-blind randomized clinical trial.
Eur J Clin Microbiol Infect Dis
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- This study aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of ethanol lock therapy (ELT) versus vancomycin lock therapy (VLT) for treating infections in totally implantable venous access devices (TIVAD) caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci.
- Results showed a treatment success rate of 58.1% for the ELT group and 46.7% for the VLT group, with no significant difference in failure rates between the two therapies.
- The study concluded that both therapies had high treatment failure rates, and emphasizes that removing the TIVAD device is crucial to avoid complications, except in rare cases.
Background: Transmission of infections via contaminated endoscopes is a common problem. Manual cleaning, using at least a detergent, is an important step in endoscope processing and should be performed as soon as possible to avoid drying of organic residues that might interfere with high-level disinfection and promote biofilm formation.
Aim: To assess the efficacy of two detergent-disinfectants, enzymatic and non-enzymatic, and of an enzymatic detergent used during the manual cleaning against a Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm.
Background: Updating the pathogenesis of catheter-associated bacteriuria (CA-bacteriuria) in the intensive care unit (ICU) is needed to adapt prevention strategies. Our aim was to determine whether the main pathway of CA-bacteriuria in ICU patients was endoluminal or exoluminal. In a prospective study, quantitative urine cultures were sampled from catheter sampling sites, collector bags and the catheter outer surface near the meatus from days 1 to 15 after catheterization.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To document the prevalence of new headaches in patients with Covid-19 infection and the potential association with other neuro-sensorial symptoms (anosmia and ageusia). The persistence of these symptoms 1 month after recovery was also documented.
Background: Headaches are a very common symptom of viral infections.