METHODS FOR MICROBIAL DECONTAMINATION OF NEBULIZERS
2005 Volume 48 Issue Supplement1 Pages 3-8
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2005 Volume 48 Issue Supplement1 Pages 3-8
Nebulizers have been recognized as potential agents of nosocomial infection. We studied effective and practical means for decontaminating nebulizers, focusing on (1) the association between nebulizer handling and contamination, (2) nebulizer disinfection, (3) microbial hazard of corrugated tubes and airfilters attached to nebulizers, (4) the microbial hazard of jet versus ultrasonic nebulizers, and (5) damage and eventual contamination of ultrasonic nebulizer medication cups.
