Infection risk associated with a closed luer access device

Journal of Hospital Infection

Volumn 62, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 353-357

  Adams, Debbie ^a   Karpanen, T ^b   Worthington, T ^b   Lambert, P ^b   Elliott, T S J ^a  

^a QUEEN ELIZABETH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTON UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Microbial contamination; Needleless connector; Q Syte

Indexed keywords

2 PROPANOL; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BLOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVICE INFECTION; DISINFECTION; FLUSHING; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; INFECTION RISK; INOCULATION; LIQUID; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MICROORGANISM; NEEDLE; NONHUMAN; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS; SYRINGE;

2-PROPANOL; CATHETERIZATION; DECONTAMINATION; DISINFECTANTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES; EQUIPMENT CONTAMINATION; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; RISK; STAPHYLOCOCCUS EPIDERMIDIS;

EID: 32044445516     PISSN: 01956701     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhin.2005.09.016     Document Type: Article

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