• J. Hosp. Infect. · May 2015

    Investigating the impact of clinical anaesthetic practice on bacterial contamination of intravenous fluids and drugs.

    • N Mahida, K Levi, A Kearns, S Snape, and I Moppett.
    • Department of Clinical Microbiology, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Nottingham, UK. Electronic address: nikunj.mahida@nuh.nhs.uk.
    • J. Hosp. Infect. 2015 May 1; 90 (1): 70-4.

    AbstractSyringes (N = 426), ventilator machine swabs (N = 202) and intravenous (IV) fluid administration sets (N = 47) from 101 surgical cases were evaluated for bacterial contamination. Cultures from the external surface of syringe tips and syringe contents were positive in 46% and 15% of cases, respectively. The same bacterial species was cultured from both ventilator and syringe in 13% of cases, and was also detected in the IV fluid administration set in two cases. A significant association was found between emergency cases and contaminated syringes (odds ratio 4.5, 95% confidence interval 1.37-14.8; P = 0.01). Other risk factors included not using gloves and failure to cap syringes.Copyright © 2015 The Healthcare Infection Society. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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