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Risk of infection by reprocessed and resterilized virus-contaminated catheters; an in-vitro study

Author(s) -

Dirk Luijt

Publication year - 2001

Publication title -

european heart journal

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 4.336

H-Index - 293

eISSN - 1522-9645

pISSN - 0195-668X

DOI - 10.1053/euhj.2000.2370

Subject(s) - medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , reuse , virus , virology , echovirus , in vitro , risk of infection , infection risk , intensive care medicine , enterovirus , waste management , biology , biochemistry , genetics , electrical engineering , engineering

In spite of increasing reuse of disposable catheters, there are few scientific data on potential viral transmission and infection after reuse. To determine the theoretical risk of virus transmission during reuse of catheters an in vitro study was performed using an RNA virus (echovirus-11) and a DNA virus (adenovirus-2).

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