GLUCOMETERS AS RISK FACTORS FOR TRANSMISSION OF HEALTHCARE-ASSOCIATED INFECTIONS
- Authors: BRIKO N.I.1, DUDUKINA E.A.1
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Affiliations:
- I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
- Issue: No 2 (2015)
- Pages: 16-20
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/2226-6976/article/view/278210
- ID: 278210
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Abstract
This paper covers the problems of epidemiological safety associated with rapid blood glucose monitoring in patients of different healthcare facilities. It gives foreign authors’ data on the rate of glucose meter contamination with blood in different units of hospitals in the USA. The paper also presents facts on the role of blood-contaminated glucometers in the hospital transmission of hepatitis B virus. It shows it necessary to give meticulous attention to the mode and procedures of glucometer processing in healthcare facilities before each manipulation to measure capillary blood glucose levels in order to minimize the risk of blood-borne infections.
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About the authors
Nikolay I. BRIKO
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Email: briko@mma.ru
E. A. DUDUKINA
I.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Ministry of Health of Russia
Email: dudukina.elen@gmail.com
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