Chelator-based catheter lock solutions in eradicating organisms in biofilm

Abstract

Two different chelator-based antimicrobial catheter lock solutions, methylene blue-citrate-parabens (MB-CIT) and minocycline-EDTA-25% ethanol (M-EDTA-25% ETOH), were compared in 2-h biofilm eradication experiments. Eradication of both mature and immature Gram-positive, Gram-negative, and fungal biofilms was assessed. M-EDTA-25% ETOH was able to fully eradicate all biofilms within 2 h. MB-CIT was only effective against immature biofilms but was unable to fully eradicate most of the mature biofilms tested. Copyright © 2013, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.