The effect of poor handling procedures on enteral feeding systems in Hong Kong

Two enteral feeding systems commonly used in Hong Kong were evaluated for ease of bacterial entry during assembly and delivery of feeds. Wearing new, non-sterile disposable latex gloves during the assembly of the systems did not contaminate the feeds. The risk of contamination increased for systems...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of hospital infection 1999-06, Vol.42 (2), p.119-123
Hauptverfasser:	Lee, C.H., Hodgkiss, I.J.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anesthesia. Intensive care medicine. Transfusions. Cell therapy and gene therapy Biological and medical sciences Colony Count, Microbial Cross Infection - etiology Cross Infection - prevention & control Emergency and intensive care: digestive diseases. Bioartificial liver Enteral feeds Enteral Nutrition - adverse effects Enteral Nutrition - methods Equipment Contamination - prevention & control Equipment Design Escherichia coli Food Contamination - prevention & control Food Handling - methods Food, Formulated - microbiology Gloves, Protective handling Hong Kong Humans Intensive care medicine Medical sciences system design Tropical medicine
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Zusammenfassung:	Two enteral feeding systems commonly used in Hong Kong were evaluated for ease of bacterial entry during assembly and delivery of feeds. Wearing new, non-sterile disposable latex gloves during the assembly of the systems did not contaminate the feeds. The risk of contamination increased for systems assembled with bare hands. Systems assembled with hands experimentally contaminated with bacteria resulted in definite contamination of feeds.
ISSN:	0195-6701 1532-2939
DOI:	10.1053/jhin.1998.0570