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Brinskelle, P; Koenig, E; Sendlhofer, G; Baumhackl, KA; Winter, R; Sawetz, I; Kamolz, LP; Steinmetz, I; Friedl, H; Lumenta, DB.
Is there a risk for bacterial transmission from surgical marker pens?
J Hosp Infect. 2020; 106(2): 254-257.
Doi: 10.1016/j.jhin.2020.08.003
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- Führende Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Brinskelle Petra
- König Elisabeth
- Co-Autor*innen der Med Uni Graz
- Baumhackl Kathrin
- Kamolz Lars-Peter
- Lumenta David Benjamin
- Sawetz Isabelle
- Sendlhofer Gerald
- Steinmetz Ivo
- Winter Raimund
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- Abstract:
- Markers for preoperative skin marking are used several times and bear a risk of transmitting bacteria. Bacterial contamination was assessed by sonication and culture. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing (AST) was performed for facultative pathogens to assess multi-drug resistance (MDR). An accelerated failure time model was applied to assess the statistical relationship between the bacterial contamination and the filling status of markers. Of 45 markers, 13 had a colony count <10 cfu/mL and 32 had counts from 10 to 12,500 cfu/mL. Three markers were colonized by Staphylococcus aureus. No MDR bacteria were found. We recommend single use of markers to reduce transmission risk. Copyright © 2020 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.
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- Surgical site identification
- Markers
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- Sonication
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