title: Impact of medications on bacterial growth in syringes.
abstract: Syringes used to administer intravenous medications in an intensive care unit were cultured, and the isolates were compared with those from positive blood cultures from the same patients. The overall contamination rate was 16%, and syringes used for drugs such as insulin, which support bacterial growth, had higher contamination rates. All syringes should be changed routinely after 6h.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pecs, Pecs, Hungary. monika.kerenyi@aok.pte.hu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kerenyi
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Borza
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Csontos
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ittzes
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Batai
mesh_terms: D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000382:microbiology; D001769:Blood / Q000382:microbiology; D002405:Catheterization, Central Venous / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000295:instrumentation*; D003470:Culture Media; D004866:Equipment Contamination; D006090:Gram-Negative Bacteria / Q000145:classification / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching; D006801:Humans; D006814:Hungary; D017053:Infection Control / Q000379:methods; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous / Q000295:instrumentation; D007328:Insulin / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000145:classification; D013210:Staphylococcus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D013594:Syringes / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D003470:Culture Media; D007328:Insulin; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations