Calling it 'multidose' doesn't make it so: Inappropriate sharing and contamination of parenteral medication vials

American Journal of Infection Control

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 580-581

  Schaefer, Melissa K ^a   Shehab, Nadine ^a   Perz, Joseph F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PARENTERAL SOLUTION;

BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BLOODSTREAM INFECTION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DRUG CONTAMINATION; DRUG FORMULATION; DRUG LABELING; DRUG SAFETY; DRUG USE; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; INFECTION CONTROL; INFECTION RISK; LETTER; NEEDLE; PARENTERAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; SINGLE DRUG DOSE; SYRINGE; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

BACTERIA; CROSS INFECTION; DRUG CONTAMINATION; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; INJECTIONS; IRAN; PHARMACEUTICAL SOLUTIONS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77956202916     PISSN: 01966553     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ajic.2010.02.004     Document Type: Letter

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