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Contaminated antiseptics--an unnecessary hospital hazard.
Indian J Med Sci ; 2001 Jul; 55(7): 393-8
Artículo en Inglés | IMSEAR | ID: sea-68977
ABSTRACT
A total of 284 antiseptic solutions were studied to check for their sterility. The overall antiseptic contamination rate was 15.14%. 14.85% of freshly prepared antiseptics were contaminated. Here, the problem could be attributed to inadequate precautions while preparing the antiseptics. 15.3% of the in-use antiseptics were contaminated. This could be due to improper handling. Non-fermenters (45.45%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (30.30%) and Klebsiella spp. (22.72%) were the commonest organisms recovered from the antiseptics. In 44.44% of patients, the isolates obtained from the catheterised urine in the same wards matched with the isolates from antiseptics of that ward. Antiseptic solutions have to be regularly monitored. If they are found to be contaminated, they should be discarded immediately and replaced by fresh sterile antiseptics otherwise instead of preventing infection, antiseptics will become a source of hospital-acquired infection.
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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental) Asunto principal: Humanos / Contaminación de Medicamentos / Incidencia / Recolección de Datos / Medición de Riesgo / Hospitales Generales / India / Antiinfecciosos Tipo de estudio: Estudio de etiología / Estudio de incidencia / Estudio pronóstico / Factores de riesgo País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Indian J Med Sci Año: 2001 Tipo del documento: Artículo

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Texto completo: Disponible Índice: IMSEAR (Asia Sudoriental) Asunto principal: Humanos / Contaminación de Medicamentos / Incidencia / Recolección de Datos / Medición de Riesgo / Hospitales Generales / India / Antiinfecciosos Tipo de estudio: Estudio de etiología / Estudio de incidencia / Estudio pronóstico / Factores de riesgo País/Región como asunto: Asia Idioma: Inglés Revista: Indian J Med Sci Año: 2001 Tipo del documento: Artículo