2013 Fiscal Year Final Research Report
Incidence of bacterial contamination in infusion set needles
| Project/Area Number |
24791945
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Emergency medicine
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| Research Institution | The University of Tokushima |
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Principal Investigator |
NAKATAKI Emiko 徳島大学, ヘルスバイオサイエンス研究部, 助教 (60467818)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2012-04-01 – 2014-03-31
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| Keywords | カテーテル関連血流感染 / 輸液ライン / 連結針 / 細菌汚染率 |
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| Research Abstract |
We examined the incidence and types of bacterial contamination in 265 infusion set needles in adult critically ill patients. Bacterial contamination was detected in 15 samples (5.7%), and a total of 17 organisms were isolated. Although the contamination was not directly related to catheter-related bloodstream infections exchanging infusion bottles can cause intraluminal contamination and is a possible route of these infections.
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