#94 – Lock, Stock, & Sterilize: Strategies to Optimize Antimicrobial Lock Therapy & Prevent/Treat Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections

It's time to arm yourselves with all the resources on antimicrobial locks! Join our experts, Drs. Louise-Marie Oleksiuk (@CanRowPharm), Nasia Safdar (@NasiaSafdar), Joel Topf (@kidney_boy), and our wonderful host, Dr. Julie Justo (@julie_justo), to discuss the ins and outs of antimicrobial locks and how to implement them! Funding for this podcast was provided by CorMedix Inc Learn more about the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists: https://sidp.org/About X: @SIDPharm (https://twitter.com/SIDPharm) Instagram: @SIDPharm (https://www.instagram.com/sidpharm/) Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/sidprx LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/sidp References https://drive.google.com/file/d/1K0A4Bomhbcn7AZJ1JFOWW8EdEZq-aZcd/view?usp=sharing https://drive.google.com/file/d/1PRoQzEKJ1c0pa1XFc4yasxsMhx2A1DFU/view?usp=sharing Helpful antimicrobial lock review: Justo JA, Bookstaver PB. Infect Drug Resist. 2014 Dec 12;7:343-63. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S51388. PMID: 25548523. LOCK IT-100 Trial: Agarwal AK, et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2023 Nov 1;18(11):1446-1455. doi: 10.2215/CJN.0000000000000278. PMID: 37678222. Cochrane review: Arechabala MC, et al. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2018 Apr 3;4(4):CD010597. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD010597.pub2. PMID: 29611180. Cost-effectiveness of ethanol lock ppx with newer dehydrated alcohol product: Raghu VK, et al. JPEN J Parenter Enteral Nutr. 2022 Feb;46(2):324-329. doi: 10.1002/jpen.2130. PMID: 33908050. Antimicrobial lock development/implementation in a pediatric hospital: Zembles TN, et al. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2018 Mar 1;75(5):299-303. doi: 10.2146/ajhp161056. PMID: 29472511. Dr. Topf’s tweet surveying the prevalence of antimicrobial lock use in dialysis units CRBSIs in hemodialysis patients before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: Johansen KL, et al. Clin J Am Soc Nephrol. 2022 Mar;17(3):429-433. doi: 10.2215/CJN.11360821. PMID: 35110377. Antiseptic barrier caps review and meta-analysis: Gillis VELM, et al. Am J Infect Control. 2023 Jul;51(7):827-835. doi: 10.1016/j.ajic.2022.09.005. PMID: 36116679. Check out our podcast host, Pinecast. Start your own podcast for free with no credit card required. If you decide to upgrade, use coupon code r-7e7a98 for 40% off for 4 months, and support Breakpoints.