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CONSEQUENCE OF SYRINGE‐PLUNGER CONTAMINATION
Author(s) -
Perceval Allan
Publication year - 1980
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1980.tb135048.x
Subject(s) - plunger , syringe , contamination , plunger pump , barrel (horology) , materials science , waste management , environmental science , forensic engineering , engineering , composite material , mechanical engineering , biology , ecology
Any microorganisms, which might be placed onto the sides of a syringe plunger by finger contact while withdrawing the plunger, can be transferred to the inside of the barrel and enter the fluid pathway if the plunger is drawn in and out several times. Tests are described to show which of several brands of syringes allow this contamination to occur.