Bacterial contamination of solutions for parenteral administration for single- and multiple-dose vials after multiple use in the hospital

Wiener Medizinische Wochenschrift

Volumn 157, Issue 15-16, 2007, Pages 398-401

  Nogler Semenitz, Elisabeth ^a   Lass Flörl, Cornelia ^b   Nogler, Michael ^b   Speer, Gerhard ^a   Dierich, Manfred P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL INNSBRUCK   (Austria)

^b INNSBRUCK MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Bacterial contamination; Multi dose vials; Nosocomial infections

Indexed keywords

CHLORAMPHENICOL HEMISUCCINATE; HEPARIN; PARENTERAL SOLUTION;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL SPORE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; COAGULASE NEGATIVE STAPHYLOCOCCUS; DRUG DOSAGE FORM; HOSPITAL HYGIENE; INSTRUMENT STERILIZATION; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY;

BACTERIA; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG PACKAGING; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HEPARIN; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; PRESERVATIVES, PHARMACEUTICAL; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOLUTIONS;

EID: 34548759630     PISSN: 00435341     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10354-007-0423-9     Document Type: Article

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