Microbial contamination of single- and multiple-dose vials after opening in a pulmonary teaching hospital
Objectives: Intravenous therapy is a complex procedure usually requiring the preparation of the medication in the clinical area before administration to the patient. Breaches in aseptic technique may result in microbial contaminations of vials which is a potential cause of different avoidable infect...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-01-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867012002668 |