Bacterial contamination of reusable venipuncture tourniquets in tertiary-care hospital
Clin Chem Lab Med
.
2018 Jul 26;56(8):e201-e203.
doi: 10.1515/cclm-2017-0994.
Authors
Marija Culjak
1
,
Ana Gveric Grginic
2
,
Ana-Maria Simundic
3
Affiliations
1
University Department of Chemistry, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.
2
Department of Microbiology, Parasitology and Hospital Infection, University Hospital Center Sestre Milosrdnice, Zagreb, Croatia.
3
Department of Medical Laboratory Diagnostics, University Hospital "Sveti Duh", Sveti Duh 64, 10 000 Zagreb, Croatia.
PMID:
29432201
DOI:
10.1515/cclm-2017-0994
No abstract available
Keywords:
blood collection; contamination; patient safety; tourniquets.
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Bacteria / isolation & purification*
Humans
Phlebotomy / instrumentation*
Tertiary Care Centers*
Tourniquets / microbiology*