Growth of microorganisms in propofol, thiopental, and a 1:1 mixture of propofol and thiopental

Anesthesia and Analgesia

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 475-478

  Crowther, John ^c   Hrazdil, Jiri ^a   Jolly, Donald T ^b   Galbraith, John C ^a   Greacen, Maria ^a   Grace, Michael ^b  

^a ROYAL ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^c 3B232 Walter Mckenzie Centre ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROPOFOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; THIOPENTAL;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERICIDAL ACTIVITY; BACTERIOSTASIS; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MIXTURE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FUNGUS GROWTH; INTRAVENOUS ANESTHESIA; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS;

ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CANDIDA ALBICANS; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; DRUG COMBINATIONS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PROPOFOL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS; THIOPENTAL;

EID: 0030031054     PISSN: 00032999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000539-199603000-00008     Document Type: Article

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