| The Possibility of Fluid Contamination Within Syringes in Case of Experimental Needle Contamination. |
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Seung Hwa Baik, Bo Moon Shin, Joo Hwa Lee, Jae Suk Kim |
1Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
2Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea.
3Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital, Seoul, Korea. eyedoctor@freechal.com |
| 실험적 주사바늘 오염시 주사기내 용액의 오염 가능성 |
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백승화1ㆍ신보문2ㆍ이주화3ㆍ김재석3 |
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Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Seoul Paik Hospital1, Seoul, Korea / Department of Laboratory Medicine, Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital2, Seoul, Korea / Department of Ophthalmology, Inje University College of Medicine, Sanggye Paik Hospital3, Seoul, Korea |
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| Abstract |
PURPOSE
The present study examined the risk of intraocular infection only in cases where the injection needle was replaced when the injection needle was contaminated before intraocular injection. METHODS: Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcus epidermidis were cultured and smeared on the end of 30 syringe needles containing 0.1 mL normal saline. After removing only the injection needle, the normal saline in the syringes was injected onto blood agar plates and cultured. RESULTS: The culture results were positive in 21 out of 30 samples in the group smeared with Staphylococcus aureus, and in 25 out of 30 samples in the group smeared with Staphylococcus epidermidis. CONCLUSIONS: When the injection needle is contaminated, the replacement of the needle does not eliminate the possibility of intraocular infection. |
| Key Words:
Endophthalmitis;Needle contamination;Staphylococcus aureus;Staphylococcus epidermidis |
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