title: Stickers used for identification of intravenous lines may be a source of contamination.
abstract: This study assessed in an in vitro model the effect of 2% alcohol clorhexidine for the disinfection of stickers used for intravenous line identification. Nonadhesive sticker sides were associated with higher numbers of colony-forming units when manipulation was performed without 2% alcohol clorhexidine disinfection. Future clinical studies are needed to validate these data and design policies for daily sticker disinfection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: mariaguembe@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Guembe
authors.affiliation: CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias-CIBERES (CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain; Cardiology Department, Cardiac Surgery Postoperative Care Unit, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain. Electronic address: massus@hotmail.es.
authors.forename: María Jesús
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pérez Granda
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Raquel
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Cruces
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias-CIBERES (CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Pablo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martín-Rabadán
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón, Madrid, Spain; CIBER Enfermedades Respiratorias-CIBERES (CB06/06/0058), Madrid, Spain; Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Emilio
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bouza
mesh_terms: D057785:Catheters / Q000382:microbiology*; D002710:Chlorhexidine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004202:Disinfectants / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004203:Disinfection / Q000379:methods*; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D004202:Disinfectants; D002710:Chlorhexidine
keywords: 2% alcohol clorhexidine; Central venous catheter; Intravenous therapy; In vitro contamination; Microbial colonization; Microbial reservoir