Potential Risk of Cross-Infection by Tourniquets: A Need for Effective Control Practices in Pakistan

Potential Risk of Cross-Infection by Tourniquets: A Need for Effective Control Practices in Pakistan

Background: Tourniquets used repeatedly on patients for blood sampling are a potential source of nosocomial infections. They harbor numerous microorganisms, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The aim of this study was to investigate tourniquets for the presence of microorg...

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Main Authors: Zara Mehmood, Syed Muhammad Mubeen, Muhammad Shehzad Afzal, Zainab Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Subjects:
Fomite
health care worker
infection
nosocomial infection
tourniquet
Online Access:http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=9;spage=1119;epage=1124;aulast=Mehmood

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http://www.ijpvmjournal.net/article.asp?issn=2008-7802;year=2014;volume=5;issue=9;spage=1119;epage=1124;aulast=Mehmood

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