Limited retention of micro-organisms using commercialized needle filters

Autor:	W. Elbaz, John E. Moore, G.J. McCarthy, Colin E. Goldsmith, T. Mawhinney
Rok vydání:	2013
Předmět:	Microbiology (medical) Pore size medicine.medical_specialty Health professionals Bacteria Sterilization General Medicine Bacterial translocation Biology law.invention Surgery Infectious Diseases Filter (video) law Needles medicine Filtration Biomedical engineering
Zdroj:	The Journal of hospital infection. 89(3)
ISSN:	1532-2939
Popis:	Summary A study was undertaken to compare a commercialized needle filter with a 0.2-μm filtered epidural set and a non-filtered standard needle. No culturable bacteria were detected following filtration through the 0.2-μm filter. Bacterial breakthrough was observed with the filtered needle (pore size 5 μm) and the non-filtered needle. Filtered systems (0.2 μm) should be employed to achieve total bacterial retention. This highlights that filtration systems with different pore sizes will have varying ability to retain bacteria. Healthcare professionals need to know what type/capability of filter is implied on labels used by manufacturers, and to assess whether the specification has the desired functionality to prevent bacterial translocation through needles.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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