Citra-Lock™ the Safe and Superior catheter lock solution

•   The greatest significant decrease in incidence of symptomatic bacteraemia appears 
    to occur with the use of 47% Citra-Lock¹.
•   It prevents formation of biofilm in the catheter lumen, by eliminating the growth of 
    bacteria, yeast and fungi which would normaly form the biofilm¹.

1. Ash SR (2000) Concentrated Sodium Citrate (23%) for Catheter Lock. Haemodialysis International 4:22-31

Superior Antimicrobial Activity of Citra-Lock™ over Heparin

On all microbial strains heparin didn't show any inhibitory effect at all. Citra-Lock™ 30% and Citra-Lock™ 46,7% demonstrated an inhibotory effect on all the strains. Both concentrations of Citra-Lock also inhibit growth of C. albicans

Agar diffusion susceptibility test. BA plates seeded with S. Aureus and wells filled with heparin (left), Citra-LockTM 30% ( middle) and Citra-Lock™ 46,7% ( right) after 24 hours at 37ºC showing large zone of bacterial killing for the citrate solutions².

2. VU Amsterdam(2005), Agar diffusion usceptibility test for heparine, Cita-Lock™ 30% and Citra-Lock™ 46,7%, Microbiological lab VU Amsterdam