Sphygmomanometer cuffs: a potential source of infection!

Zargaran, David; Hardwick, Sarah; Adel, Reeja; Hill, George; Stubbins, Daniel; Salmasi, Abdul Majeed

Zargaran, David; Hardwick, Sarah; Adel, Reeja; Hill, George; Stubbins, Daniel; Salmasi, Abdul Majeed.

Affiliation

Zargaran D; Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Hardwick S; Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Adel R; Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Hill G; Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Stubbins D; Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
Salmasi AM; Imperial College School of Medicine, London, United Kingdom Cardiology Department, Central Middlesex Hospital, London, United Kingdom a.salmasi@imperial.ac.uk.

Angiology ; 66(2): 118-21, 2015 Feb.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24569512

Subject(s)

Bacterial Infections/microbiology; Cross Infection/microbiology; Equipment Contamination; Sphygmomanometers/microbiology; Bacterial Infections/diagnosis; Bacterial Infections/prevention & control; Cross Infection/diagnosis; Cross Infection/prevention & control; Equipment Contamination/prevention & control; Hospital Units; Hospitals, District; Hospitals, General; Humans; Infection Control/methods; London; Outpatient Clinics, Hospital; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors

Key words

blood pressure; blood pressure cuff; fomites; hygiene; infection; sphygmomanometer

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Bacterial Infections / Cross Infection / Equipment Contamination / Sphygmomanometers Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Year: 2015 Type: Article

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