Comparison of microbial contamination of enteral feeding solution between repeated use of administration sets after washing with water and after washing followed by disinfection

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 304-307

  Oie, S ^a   Kamiya, A ^a  

^a YAMAGUCHI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acinetobacter species; Administration set; Disinfection; Enteral feeding; Hypochlorite; Microbial contamination; Stenotrophomonas maltophilia

Indexed keywords

HYPOCHLORITE SODIUM; WATER;

ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII; ACINETOBACTER CALCOACETICUS; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COLONY FORMING UNIT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; ENTERIC FEEDING; ENTEROBACTER CLOACAE; ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; STENOTROPHOMONAS MALTOPHILIA;

EID: 0034916061     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhin.2001.1008     Document Type: Article

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