Stickers used for the identification of intravenous lines could be a portal of entry of microorganisms through the catheter: Results from a clinical study.
Am J Infect Control. 2015 May 28;
Authors: Pérez Granda MJ, Cruces R, Martín-Rabadán P, Bouza E, Guembe M
Abstract
We evaluated the colonization of stickers used to identify intravenous access lines in a clinical practice setting. We isolated the same microorganisms in colonized catheters and on the stickers in 77.8% of cases. Therefore, stickers could be a portal of entry of microorganisms through the catheter. Alternative methods for labeling intravenous lines are required.
PMID: 26026829 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]