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Anticoagulant / Antimicrobial Combinations

Anticoagulant / Antimicrobial Combinations are used to reduce instances of bloodstream infections. They work by killing bacteria that cause infection and by thinning the blood to prevent blood clots.

Why are anticoagulant antimicrobial combinations prescribed?

  1. Bacterial Infection (100%)

Key takeaways

Anticoagulant-antimicrobial combinations are injectable medications used to prevent infections caused by a central venous catheter (CVC) in adults receiveing chronic dialysis for kidney failure. They work by combining an anticoagulant, which helps prevent blood clots, with an antimicrobial, which fights infections. One example is taurolidine / heparin (Defencath).

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Defencath

TAUROLIDINE; HEPARIN prevents infections caused by bacteria and other germs that may grow on your catheter. A catheter is a tube that is placed into a large vein to draw blood or give fluids and medications.
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