Blood Sugar Meter′s Blood Sampling Gun Contaminated by Hepatitis B-type Virus and Its Disinfection: Present Situation Discussion / 中华医院感染学杂志

ABSTRACT

OBJECTIVE To understand the portable blood sugar meter′s blood sampling gun contaminated by hepatitis B-type virus,and to discuss the effect of two kinds clinical commonly used disinfection methods. METHODS The blood sampling gun of blood sugar meter was checked before and after 75% alcohol or 1% chlorine-containing disinfectant disinfection. RESULTS Before disinfection of the gun their were 35 samples from 47 lotions in disinfection with positive HBV-DNA,between two kinds of disinfectants were significant difference. CONCLUSIONS The blood sugar meter′s blood sampling gun contaminated by hepatitis B-type virus is seriously,75% alcohol is no use to disinfect the gun.It is suggested to supply two blood sampling guns per one blood sugar meter and use 1% chlorine-containing disinfectant for its disinfection of gun after its use in order to avoid the cross infection.