⌘+K

Pulse Explore Communities Researchers Journals

Home Communities Explore

February 1, 1983Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyOpen Access

Multidose vials versus single-dose vials: a study in sterility and cost-effectiveness

N K Sheth Giselle Post Thomas R. Wisniewski B V Uttech

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Share

Abstract

A total of 197 multidose injectable vials were collected from 10 different nursing stations and evaluated for sterility. Experimental contamination studies were undertaken, and the cost-effectiveness of multidose vials was compared with that of single-dose vials. Our results showed that bacterial contamination of multidose injectable vials was not a significant hazard; in addition, contrary to common belief, the use of multidose vials was not always successful as a cost-containment measure.

Discussion

No takes yet. Share an insight, caveat, or question.

Cite This Study

Sheth et al. (1983) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6aa20ed22fd346a5956ee626 https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.17.2.377-379.1983

View Full Paper

Ask AI

Bookmark

Share

Keep reading

Synapse has enriched 5 related papers. Consider them for comparative context:

1Performance evaluation of antimicrobial susceptibility testing devices across CLSI, EUCAST, ISO, FDA, and EMA frameworks: implications for breakpoint applicationJournal of Clinical Microbiology · Tue,
2Comparison of antimicrobial susceptibility testing methods for aztreonam-avibactam against NDM-producing Enterobacterales clinical isolatesJournal of Clinical Microbiology · Mon,
3Five ways to find a parasite: comparison of five molecular assays for the detection of Strongyloides spp.Journal of Clinical Microbiology · Mon,
4Toward routine implementation of phage testing: an inter-laboratory comparison of a disk-based susceptibility testing (Disk-PST)Journal of Clinical Microbiology · Mon,
5Nanoparticle capture of urinary lipoarabinomannan for diagnosing childhood tuberculosisJournal of Clinical Microbiology · Mon,

More from Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Multiplex single-tier LymeSeek test improves sensitivity during the diagnostic gray zone of early Lyme diseaseMon,
Rapid and specific identification of emerging Trichophyton mentagrophytes genotype VII using an in-house developed and validated real-time PCR assayWed,
Rifabutin disk diffusion on chelated Mueller-Hinton agar: a robust methodological framework for accurate Acinetobacter baumannii susceptibility testingWed,
Comparative performance of stool preprocessing methods for Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra: optimizing diagnostic yield in elderly populationsWed,
Epidemiology of Tardiomyces blankii (formerly Candida blankii ) and related species: results of the International “Epiblankii” StudyWed,