Pérez Granda MJ, Cruces R, Martín-Rabadán P, Bouza E, Guembe M. Stickers used for the identification of intravenous lines could be a portal of entry of microorganisms through the catheter: Results from a clinical study.
Am J Infect Control 2015;
43:895-9. [PMID:
26026829 DOI:
10.1016/j.ajic.2015.04.004]
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Abstract
We evaluated the colonization of stickers used to identify intravenous access lines in a clinical practice setting. We isolated the same microorganisms in colonized catheters and on the stickers in 77.8% of cases. Therefore, stickers could be a portal of entry of microorganisms through the catheter. Alternative methods for labeling intravenous lines are required.
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