Microbial contamination of anesthetic syringes in relation to different handling habits
| Autor: | Wolfgang Kohnen, Carolin Bender, J. Schmeck, Florian Heid, Rüdiger R. Noppens, H. W. Gervais |
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| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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medicine.medical_specialty
Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Microbial contamination 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine 030202 anesthesiology Hygiene medicine Humans Anesthesia 030212 general & internal medicine Prospective Studies Intensive care medicine media_common Proper hand High rate business.industry Health Policy Syringes Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Skin contact Contamination Infectious Diseases Anesthetic Equipment Contamination business medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | American journal of infection control. 44(3) |
| ISSN: | 1527-3296 |
| Popis: | This single-center study prospectively assessed the microbial contamination of anesthetic syringes handled perioperatively under different conditions. We documented high rates of bacterial contamination, with strong but statistically nonsignificant differences between handling groups. Our results identify skin contact as the main source of contamination, and thus we emphasize the impact of proper hand hygiene. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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