No bacterial growth found in spiked intravenous fluids over an 8-hour period

Richard E. Haas; Edwin Beitz; Amy Reed; Howard Burtnett; Jason Lowe; Arthur E. Crist; Kevin A. Stierer; Allan M. Birenberg

doi:10.1016/j.ajic.2016.11.011

No bacterial growth found in spiked intravenous fluids over an 8-hour period

Richard E. Haas
, Edwin Beitz
, Amy Reed
, Howard Burtnett
, Jason Lowe
, Arthur E. Crist
, Kevin A. Stierer
, Allan M. Birenberg

Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine

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Protocol changes prompted by the Joint Commission mandating intravenous (IV) fluid bags to be used within 1 hour of spiking because of possible bacterial contamination have sparked clinical and economic concerns. This study investigated the degree of bacterial growth in which samples were obtained from spiked IV fluid bags at the time of spiking and 1, 2, 4, and 8 hours after spiking. No bacterial growth occurred in any of the 80 bags of Lactated Ringer's (LR) IV solutions sampled. This study demonstrated that LR IV bags do not support any bacterial growth for up to 8 hours after spiking.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	448-450
Number of pages	3
Journal	American journal of infection control
Volume	45
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajic.2016.11.011
State	Published - Apr 1 2017

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Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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