Unexpected high risk of contamination with staphylococci species attributable to standard preparation of syringes for continuous intravenous drug administration in a simulation model in intensive care units

Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 833-836

  Van Grafhorst, Janneke P ^a   Foudraine, Norbert A ^a   Nooteboom, Fleur ^a   Crombach, Wil H J ^a   Oldenhof, Nico J J ^a   Van Doorne, Hans ^b  

^a St Maartens Gasthuis ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Bacteremia; Catheters; Drug compounding; Drug contamination; Extrinsic contamination; Indwelling; Infusions; Nosocomial infections; Parenteral; Skin commensals; Staphylococci; Syringes

Indexed keywords

WATER;

ARTICLE; ASEPSIS; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; GRAM STAINING; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPIONIBACTERIUM; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; RISK; SIMULATION; STAPHYLOCOCCUS; SYRINGE; TURBIDITY;

EID: 0036216022     PISSN: 00903493     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00003246-200204000-00019     Document Type: Article

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