Bacterial contamination of a closed enteral feeding system: difference between laboratory evaluation and clinical experience.
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Earlier this year, we reported on the contamination of a closed enteral feeding system (Isocal) 1 where Gramnegative bacilli were recovered from nutrient solutions obtained from the feeding tubes of 8/10 patients, within 24 hours of use. Our findings differed from those of laboratory studies carried out by others2 which indicated that solutions delivered by the same enteral feeding system remained sterile for at least 24 hours.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Medical journal of Malaysia
دوره 49 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1994